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OSV News is a national and international wire service reporting on Catholic issues and issues that affect Catholics. It is a part of OSV Publishing, a division of OSV, the largest English-language Catholic publishing company in the United States. OSV, based in Huntington, Indiana, was founded in 1912.
Members of Little Tokyo’s St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Los Angeles and Maryknoll Father Joseph Donovan (third from left) celebrate the blessing of “The Spirit of Our Roots” mural by Erin Yoshi (in orange dress). (Kokawa Photography/U.S.)

Light That Shines Before Others

By Joseph Donovan, M.M. | March 2, 2026
With a new mural, a Japanese American community in Los Angeles honors its history of faith, in which Maryknoll played an important role.
Maryknoll’s young adult ambassadors joined with Catholic Climate Covenant young adults for a Jubilee pilgrimage to Italy last fall commemorating the 10th anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. (Andrea Moreno-Díaz/Italy)

A Return to the Heart

By Andrea Moreno-Diaz | March 2, 2026
Young Adult Maryknoll Ambassadors and Catholic Climate Covenant young adults go on pilgrimage for the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’.
The cover of the book, "Words of Life: The Preaching of St. Óscar Romero," by Todd Walatka

Orbis Books: Words of Life

By Robert Ellsberg | March 2, 2026
Publisher Robert Ellsberg offers a preview of Orbis Books’ recent selection of the homilies of St. Óscar Romero.
A young woman receives ashes during Ash Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott, Arizona, as the season of Lent begins. (OSV News/Bob Roller/U.S.)

Spirit of Mission: All Things New

By Joseph Veneroso, M.M. | March 2, 2026
Maryknoll Father Joseph Veneroso reflects on the spirituality of the Biblical term "metanoia” and our Lenten journey of faith.
Gregg Brekke/Tanzania

Missioner Tales, Spring 2026

By Missioner Tales | March 2, 2026
Missioners share short vignettes drawn from experiences of their mission ministries in Bolivia, Cambodia and Tanzania.
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