Read more about the article French Daughter of Charity, oldest known person in world, dies at age 118
Sister André, a French Daughter of Charity who was the world's oldest known person, is pictured in an undated photo. Sister André died Jan. 17, 2023, at age 118 in a nursing home in Toulon, France. (OSV News photo/courtesy EHPAD Sainte Catherine Labouré)

French Daughter of Charity, oldest known person in world, dies at age 118

Sister André, a French Daughter of Charity who was the world’s oldest known person, is pictured in an undated photo. Sister André died Jan. 17, 2023, at age 118 in…

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Read more about the article Not in Washington for March for Life events? Here’s how to participate at home 
The Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring Life Fest Jan. 20, 2023, a new event to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The three-hour rally will take place at the 4,200-seat Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington ahead of the national March for Life. (OSV News photo/courtesy Life Fest)

Not in Washington for March for Life events? Here’s how to participate at home 

Multiple websites streaming events from the march.

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Read more about the article Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music 
Members of the St. Agnes Cathedral Chorale of Rockville Centre, N.Y., sing as they participate in a Eucharistic procession in New York City Oct. 11, 2022. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music 

‘Music has this really unique ability to really capture the heart of the mystery of the Eucharist’

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Read more about the article Papal condemnations of nuclear war ‘indispensable,’ says U.N. official
Pope Francis gives gifts to Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a meeting Jan. 12, 2023, in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Grossi said they discussed the threat of a disaster from bombings of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Papal condemnations of nuclear war ‘indispensable,’ says U.N. official

Pope Francis said he hopes ‘concrete steps will be taken to end the war’

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Read more about the article Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, Aug. 13, 2021. The appearance of the green comet that comes around once every 50,000 years is providing an opportunity for Catholics to evangelize and show how the "heavens declare the glory of God." (OSV News photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters)

Catholics look to night skies as new comet reveals ‘the glory of God’

‘The heavens declare the glory of God’

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Read more about the article ‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured in an undated file photo. King was assassinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. (CNS file photo/OSV News)

‘His memory still resonates with us’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK’s deathbed

‘It is important to remember that we are all made in the image of God for the greater glory of God’

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Read more about the article New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach
An illustration shows a paper bag containing the mifepristone and misoprostol pills used for a chemical abortion, follow-up instructions and small warming packs. (OSV News photo/Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters)

New abortion pill rules challenge Catholics to reimagine effective pro-life outreach

‘The Catholic Church is consistent in its teaching on upholding the dignity of all life’

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Read more about the article What’s Lourdes’ secret? The Eucharist, reveals shrine’s chief medical officer
A man prays near a reliquary containing the relics of St. Bernadette at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City May 23, 2022. The relics of the Marian visionary of Lourdes, France, are touring the U.S. for the first time this year, after arriving in Miami April 7. The tour will conclude in Los Angeles Aug. 4. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

What’s Lourdes’ secret? The Eucharist, reveals shrine’s chief medical officer

Making friends with Jesus is ‘the fabulous part of Lourdes’

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