The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.

Catholics working to address the nation's fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China -- and blaming its government -- as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance.

Father Benedict Groeschel, a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, pointed out in his book "In the Presence of Our Lord: The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion" that there are "four kinds of prayer most appropriate in the presence of the Eucharist, namely adoration and praise, thanksgiving, repentance, and trusting intercession."

When I was living in Rome, I got to know the Little Sisters of the Lamb. They are a mendicant order, literally begging for their bread, for their means of life. These were spectacularly beautiful women with deep spirits, and so free.

Kenna Millea and her husband, Pat, felt called to offer their gifts to the Church in an “intentional” way — she as a licensed marriage and family therapist, he as a speaker and parish minister. In 2022, after much discernment, they founded The Martin Center for Integration — which offers faith-based mental health services for individuals, couples and organizations — and they host a free podcast called “This Whole Life.”

The debate over the legalization of sports gambling has intensified at the Legislature, raising concerns about the potential negative impact on individuals and communities. The Minnesota Catholic Conference stands firm in our opposition to the expansion of gambling, advocating instead for strict limitations and expansive safeguards against addiction. 

On May 25, starting at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, 13 transitional deacons will be ordained to the priesthood. Two of these men, Deacons Brent Bowman and Sean Mulcare, shared their journeys to the presbyterate this week on the “Practicing Catholic” radio show with producer Kayla Mayer.

A priest of the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota, will bring his experience ministering in the oil-boom northwestern part of that state to pastoral formation at The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.

Looking back as he prepares to leave his post as director of pastoral formation at The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul — and to retire after 44 years of active ministry — Father Michael Skluzacek said it is hard to pick the greatest joys of being a priest.

Moviegoers tempted by a title like "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (Warner Bros.) are presumably not in search of Shakespearian levels of dramatic insight. Even so, the disparity between the reasonably impressive special effects on offer in the film and its low-grade human interaction remains noticeable.