Dominican Sisters Amata Rojewska (left) and Dominika Bartkiewicz are running the Herbarium of St. Dominic in Biala Nizna village in southern Poland. The Sisters emphasize that in the charism of their congregation, besides evangelization and education, there is also a dimension of caring for the sick. That's why they decided to revive a tradition of herb-growing, started by their foundress, to heal both body and soul. (OSV News photo/courtesy Witold Goreck) Editors: best quality available.
Nuns grew herbs for centuries. Those Polish sisters want to revive an ancient tradition
‘The voice of God was very palpable’
Unaccompanied minors who are migrants from Honduras sit on the riverbank in Roma, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande July 9, 2021. (OSV News photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)
US bishops praise expansion of family reunification processes for migrants
‘Family relations contribute decisively to the sound building of human society in fellowship’
Police tape is pictured near the site of a mass shooting crime scene in Philadelphia in this file photo from June 2022. (OSV News photo/Bastiaan Slabbers, Reuters)
Catholic leaders call for prayer, action after wave of July 4 holiday shootings across US
’Lord, bring us independence and deliverance from violence’s stranglehold on our culture’
People watch fireworks in Wilmington, Del., in this file photo dated Nov. 7, 2020. (OSV News photo/Mark Makela, Reuters)
Catholic experts with FBI, police experience offer advice for a safe Fourth of July
‘Be aware of your surroundings’
Glenn "Tic" Block shows off some brisket made on his custom smoker in this undated photo. Now retired, Block, a member of St. Peter's Parish in Lindsay, Texas, spends much of his time cooking for his parish, the community and charities. (OSV News photo/Juan Guajardo, North Texas Catholic)
Texas Catholic cooks for a purpose, sharing his blessings by preparing community meals
‘This is what I’m called to do’
Father Andrew Crabtree, right, is pictured in an undated album cover photo with his Christian rock band "Calling Glory. On June 10, 2023, the 35-year-old former deacon based in Athens, Tenn., was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Knoxville at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. (OSV News photo/courtesy Father Andrew Crabtree)
Hit-making Christian musician now a Catholic priest
‘Don’t be afraid and trust in God, and be willing to hand your life over to Him because He has the best in mind for you’
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan smiles outside St. Patrick's Cathedral as he reviews the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City, March 27. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan: Did we go too far?
‘Did we as a Church, here in the United States, go too far in obeying all the restrictions imposed during the COVID pandemic?’
Vatican accepts early resignation of 65-year-old Bishop Stika of Knoxville
Bishop Stika has been the diocese’s longest-serving ordinary
A painting depicts Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore, the world's first sustained women's religious community for Black women. Pope Francis signed a decree June 22, 2023, recognizing the heroic virtues of Mother Lange and declaring her "venerable." (OSV News photo/courtesy Catholic Review)
Mother Lange, who is now ‘venerable,’ is nation’s ‘greatest model for evangelization,’ says deacon
‘Today’s news marks an important step forward in the path towards her beatification’
