By David Werning, OSV News
Remember the song lyrics: "What the world needs now is love, sweet love!" It's hard to disagree with such a sentiment, especially at the present time when nations and people are at war with each...
Q: From what I learned in history class, indulgences caused major issues for the church in the 16th century and was one of the main reasons why the Protestant Reformation happened. If indulgences were that much of a problem,...
BALTIMORE -- Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He succeeds Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who has served...
As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace?
Hope has become more...
PARIS -- France marks 10 years since the coordinated terrorist attacks that left more than 130 people dead across Paris -- including 90 at the Bataclan concert hall. On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State group militants struck the heart...
BALTIMORE -- In a message to Pope Leo XIV at the start of their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops told the pope Nov. 11 that they "will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right...
BALTIMORE -- The U.S. bishops' conference has elected its next president, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.
Archbishop Coakley was elected by a narrow margin -- 54%, or 128 votes out of 237 -- in a third-ballot runoff against...
BALTIMORE -- From the opening gavel to adjournment Nov. 11, the immigration issue was at the forefront for much of the first day of public sessions of the U.S. bishops' fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
The day's agenda included elections...
BALTIMORE -- The chair of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration said he was "very optimistic" that efforts to resolve backlogs for religious worker visas were moving forward, thanks to potential new legislation and dialogue with the current presidential...
BALTIMORE -- As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The decision was taken during a Nov. 11 session of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops'...