KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) This Catholic teacher worked to bolster the spiritual and cultural identity of Polish slave laborers, for which she died a martyr’s death in the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp. Blessed Natalia Tulasiewicz was 39 when she perished in 1945 just as World War II horrors were coming to an end.
Born in Rzeszów, Poland, Tulasiewicz was educated in Kety, Kraków, and Poznan. She loved culture: movies, concerts, and especially theater and poetr
CAMDEN, N.J. (OSV News) On Christmas morning of 2022, Mariah received a gift for her and her unborn child.
Since learning she was pregnant last year, she had, for the most part, been alone. The baby s father and I broke up the day he found out I was pregnant, she said. On my own, I moved from Virginia, to do better for myself and my child better money, better opportunities.
In an interview with the Catholic Star Herald, Camden s diocesan newspaper, Mariah (who used only her first nam
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in the world and people around them in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
Before praying the Angelus with some 15,000 visitors in St. Peter s Square July 16, the pope reflected on the day s Gospel reading from St. Matthew, in which Jesus tells his followers the parable of the sower.
In Jesus parable, the seed that falls on rich soil produces fruit, while seed that falls on hard
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis has rectified an irregularly appointed bishop in China for the greater good of the diocese, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the Diocese of Haimen, the Vatican announced July 15.
Bishop Shen, 53, had been appointed to the Diocese of Haimen in 2010 with the consent of the two parties, that is, China and the Holy
(OSV News) Days after his appointment by Pope Francis, OSV News spoke with Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., who shared his thoughts on his new role, the Synod on Synodality, and why both the synod and the National Eucharistic Revival are just the beginning of a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ.This interview has been edited for length and clarity.OSV News: What was your reaction when you learned Pope Francis had appointed you as cardinal?Cardinal-designat