In February 1905, nine years after the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, their founder Pierre de Coubertin met at the Vatican with a big sports fan: St. Pius X.
Coubertin was seeking moral and institutional support for...
ROYALTON, Minn. -- When we share God's grace through music, we turn hearts and eyes toward him. That's the vision behind "Grace Keys," a new musical ministry founded by three young sisters, with the help of their mom.
Clarissa, 11,...
As Catholics in France prepare for a nationwide prayer and fasting initiative Feb. 20 in anticipation of the final vote on a bill that "leads our country down the path of euthanasia and assisted suicide" and to "ask the...
WASHINGTON -- A key national pro-life group released polling Feb. 19 it said shows a potential failure by the Trump administration to act on pro-life policy priorities may demotivate Republican primary voters in the upcoming midterm elections.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president...
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington has launched its Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a community‑centered health initiative designed to help people at risk for type 2 diabetes take practical, sustainable steps toward long‑term wellness.
Enrollment is now open for...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Trump administration's effort to remove a slavery exhibit at a national historic site in Philadelphia distorts history, while eroding racial justice and healing, several Black Catholic leaders told OSV News.
And although the display was reinstalled Feb....
Pope Leo XIV's first Lenten message is a great gift for those looking for a roadmap to the season.
Reading the communication -- his first such as pontiff -- reminded me of the importance of taking on the real work...
Third in a seven-part series
By Father James Dominic Brent, OP, OSV News
When God gives us sanctifying grace in baptism, what he gives us is a share in his own divine life. The spirit of God is poured into our...
Q: I think the Catholic Church's Lenten discipline is kind of a joke. Specifically, Friday abstinence really isn't that tough since most people aren't going to suffer if they can't have meat for one day a week. Why doesn't...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policy Feb. 20, finding it exceeded his authority, marking a major setback for his economic agenda.
In effect, a tariff is a tax imposed by a government...