(OSV News) A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has officially ended.About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online, with 21% using apps or websites to aid Scripture reading, according to a report released June 2 by the Pew Research Center.Pew surveyed more than 11,000 respondents in November 2022, well after the pandemic s peak but before the U.S
WASHINGTON (OSV News) Prior to the first anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists lauded legislation passed in multiple states while advocating for additional support services for women and families facing unplanned pregnancies.
The Supreme Court issued its historic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization June 24, 2022, little more than a month after Politico leaked an earlier draft of Justice
(OSV News) San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he is disturbed but not surprised that charges against vandals who toppled a saint s statue at a California parish have been downgraded.In a May 25 announcement, Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli reduced charges of felonies to misdemeanors for five defendants accused of destroying a statue of St. Junipero Serra at St. Rafael Catholic Church, home to the historic Mission San Rafael, in San Rafael, California, almost t
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Individuals become Christian because they have been touched by Christ s love, not because they have been convinced or coerced by someone else, Pope Francis said.
The Catholic Church needs missionary disciples who have hearts like St. Thérèse of Lisieux and who draw people to love and bring people closer to God, he told people at his weekly general audience in St. Peter s Square June 7. Let us ask this saint for the grace to overcome our selfishness and for the passio
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (OSV News) Melissa Ohden said she never planned to start an organization.
Ohden, who joined the Catholic Church in 2014, belongs to St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Gladstone, Missouri. She leads the Abortion Survivors Network (ASN), the world s only organization dedicated to providing a safe place for (abortion) survivors to finally share their story, be themselves, be vulnerable, to finally heal.
Ohden first became involved with pro-life ministry in 2007, sharing her ow