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25 years after 9/11: How heroic faith inspired conversion and hope in Christ
Imagine trying to make your way down more than 70 floors of a burning skyscraper while supporting the weight of a woman you barely know. For Paul Carris, that was … Learn More
Parish liturgies, prayer services to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
Friday, Sept. 11 will mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and the crash of Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field. Across the … Learn More
Prayer service to help survivors look for ‘Hope Beyond the Cross’
On Monday, Sept. 14, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, will welcome survivors of clerical abuse, along with all those who are suffering due to injustice, … Learn More
US bishops urge Supreme Court to rule against indefinite detentions
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of stronger due process rights for noncitizens who are facing deportation proceedings … Learn More
In memory of Father Alex Gaitán, CMF
With deep sorrow, we announce the sudden passing of Father Alex Gaitán, CMF. We join his family and religious community in prayer and give thanks to God for his life … Learn More
10 years after canonization, Mother Teresa’s charity still inspires
If you read that one person in 1950 began an organization in a small part of the world and that 50 years later it had more than 4,000 workers at … Learn More
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- By Any Means
by John Mulderig on September 11, 2026 at 4:30 pm"By Any Means" (Paramount) is a morally defective fact-based drama that not only rejects Jesus' teaching on the proper response to wrongful aggression but explicitly mocks it. Viewers of faith should, accordingly, shun the film. The post By Any Means first appeared on OSV News.
- The Uprisingby John Mulderig on September 11, 2026 at 4:12 pm
Writer-director Paul Greengrass' recounting of what has come to be known as the Peasants' Revolt is more an action movie than a study of the past. The post The Uprising first appeared on OSV News.
- At vigil Mass on eve of 9/11, New York archbishop emphasizes healing, peaceby Steven Schwankert on September 11, 2026 at 2:05 pm
"Healing does not just happen. Peace does not just happen. Justice does not just happen. Unity does not just happen. We have to work for it." The post At vigil Mass on eve of 9/11, New York archbishop emphasizes healing, peace first appeared on OSV News.
- Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacyby Kimberley Heatherington on September 11, 2026 at 11:32 am
The offering placed before the altar on Sept. 11, 2001, was unlike any ever seen at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Manhattan's Financial District: the lifeless body of 68-year-old Franciscan friar and New York City Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge. The post Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacy first appeared on OSV News.
- Notre Dame-Vanderbilt report: Support for democracy rises in Americas, but concerns remainby Kate Scanlon on September 10, 2026 at 9:51 pm
Support for democracy has begun a modest recovery across the Americas, according to the 2026 Pulse of Democracy report by Notre Dame and Vanderbilt researchers. The post Notre Dame-Vanderbilt report: Support for democracy rises in Americas, but concerns remain first appeared on OSV News.
