10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (746+ words) Osogbo, 12 September, 2026 / 10:55 PM Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Oyo has urged Christians to remain firmly rooted in God, warning against allowing technological advancement to weaken their faith. In his homily during the Saturday, September 12, Holy Mass…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (928+ words) NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- The towering maple trees and native hazelnut bushes on Salvatierra Farms break up the surrounding corn and soybean fields that sprawl across southern Minnesota. Drawing on his formal agricultural education and the wisdom of his Indigenous elders, Haslett-Marroquin's…...

6+ hour ago   (543+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While overwhelming sorrow at the memory of the dead from 9/11 comes easily, the continuing challenge for Catholics is forgiveness and reconciliation in a fractured world, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said in his Sept. 11 homily. Archbishop Broglio, head…...

1+ day, 59+ min ago   (305+ words) Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in the symposium of the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum (CIB) on Saturday, thanking them for their prayer, “humble and silent presence”, and the “daily and hidden offering” of their lives. Established in 2001, the CIB brings together…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (464+ words) Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority: in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. We vow to never forget so that we may be ever watchful to keep it from happening…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (884+ words) TIFF: A 13-year-old in the 1980s navigates her parents’ separation in this comedy that relies on boilerplate beats. It's the 1980s and a 13-year-old girl who talks to God returns from summer camp to find her home for sale — no, this isn't…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (30+ words) The second century BCE rewriting of Genesis found in roughly fifteen copies at Qumran, preserved complete only in Ethiopia, which dates every …...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (139+ words) 12 September 2026 Saturday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeSt. Ailbe's Church, Emly, IrelandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Corinthians 10:14-22We are a single body because we all share the one breadMy dear brothers, you must keep clear of idolatry. I say…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (818+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am The mark level crossing supervisor Terry Bux left on the St Michael’s Grammar community after he died unexpectedly is both big and small. There is a tiny indent in the concrete render of the school’s front fence in St…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (375+ words) I learnt that I am as close to God as I choose to be (James 4:8). Friendship with God takes desire, time and energy. Like any relationship, I must work at developing my friendship with God. We must desire God's friendship…...