Father Michael A. Vogt, a professed member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 19 years, died Dec. 27. He was 66.
A viewing will be held Jan. 7 from 10-11 a.m. at the Chapel of Our Lady...
WASHINGTON -- The United States saw an increase of about 18% in homelessness this year, a new record high, according to a federal report.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released Dec. 27 its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment...
The expectation that President-elect Donald J. Trump's incoming administration will revoke the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's long-standing policy restricting the arrest of unauthorized immigrants at or near houses of worship has led faith leaders to protest what they...
WASHINGTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care since February 2023, was the longest-living U.S. president.
Carter, who served from...
In an eventful year for life issues -- including abortion, assisted suicide, and immigration -- advocates and opponents alike wrestled with outcomes, each other, governments, public opinion, and the ballot box.
Ultimately -- according to various experts interviewed by OSV...
NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of the Holy Year, of the moment where the faithful must put themselves in front of...
WILMINGTON – The St. Elizabeth boys basketball team has multiple scoring options, and on Dec. 29 all of them were on display. The Vikings scored inside and outside, in transition and the halfcourt, on the way to a 77-52...
So, at the end of 2023, I published my "Catholic Wish List" for 2024, laying out some hopes for the church that seemed, if not "easy," then at least reasonable and doable for the truly motivated. Readers said they...
WILMINGTON – St. Elizabeth went on a 15-0 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away from a tenacious for in Our Lady of Mercy Academy (N.J.), 55-44, in the Viking Invitational on Dec. 27 at the St....
Scripture readings for Dec. 29, 2024, Feast of the Holy Family
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10. Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or 1 Jn 3:1-2,...