As Pope Francis marks the 12th anniversary of his election while recovering in the hospital, his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, reflected on the pope's enduring witness.

While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance "doesn't mean boring or 'fish all the time,'" a Catholic chef told OSV News.

Going to Mass and receiving Communion are signs of putting one's trust in God and understanding he is the one who gives the courage and strength to live life to the fullest no matter how little one has, the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia.

The Count of Monte Cristo, screening as part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival is an impeccable return to form for Dumas’ epic in its first French adaptation in more than half a century.

Their system isn’t built around the individual. Rather, the individual must fit into the system.

After publishing the results of the General Estates on Religious Heritage project, French bishops navigate the restoration of historic churches not only to help preserve crumbling architectural pearls but also draw people closer to faith.

St John Paul II's example as a strong bridge-builder between Catholicism and Judaism should be used against enduring antisemitism, especially in the wake of the 7 October, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people, according to a theologian and papal biographer George Weigel.