By Val and Deacon Gary Streff Special to the Herald In the past, many hospitals, nursing homes and hospices were operated by religious faith communities. These institutions were often guided by the charisms of their religious orders that aligned themselves with Catholic social teaching, the magisterium and Scripture. Catholic moral teachings directed the policies and […]
Archives for August 2026
Pope joins young people to celebrate St. Francis’ jubilee year
By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. The pope celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels on the feast of the Transfiguration […]
Knights of Columbus celebrate achievements, look to future
By Andre Escaleira Jr. Denver Catholic / OSV News DENVER — In a moving display of the Catholic Church’s unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for their 144th Supreme Convention Aug. 4-6. With some members and their families traveling from the Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania […]
South American nations added to Pope Leo’s apostolic itinerary
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s least religious countries to the homeland of the late […]
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