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Mixture of elation, wariness during surprise meeting between Pope Francis and...
PHILADELPHIA -- Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are hailing a surprise meeting between Pope Francis and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a mixture of...
Father Douglas McKay in Philadelphia buys, dedicates new plots for ‘lost...
Like most priests, Father Douglas McKay has seen a number of people die over the years.
As the founder and chaplain of Our House Ministries...
End-of-life care should include accompaniment and respect for human dignity, according...
Accompaniment, discernment and respect for God-given human dignity are central to church teaching on end-of-life issues, several Catholic bioethicists told OSV News, following confusion...
Marian Library at the University of Dayton houses ‘the largest dedicated...
A research library at an Ohio university houses what it calls "the largest dedicated collection of materials on Mary in the world" -- and...
Unveiling of list of Catholic-run Native boarding schools allows for ‘subsequent...
A new resource for tracking Native residential schools affiliated with the Catholic Church marks a major advance toward healing the wounds of systemic abuse,...
Maternity homes offer a ‘haven’ that gives moms chance at ‘directional...
Three years ago, Helen Verriotto was a 27-year-old mother of one, pregnant with her second child — and homeless.
Both of her parents had died...
Possible Eucharistic miracle under Vatican investigation
A possible Eucharistic miracle in Connecticut is now under investigation by the Vatican.
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair told a Hartford television news station May 2...
Russia seizes Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine: ‘A violation...
Russia's seizure of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine has undermined global nuclear security, while serving as a "wake-up call" to ending energy...
Woman files lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former Philadelphia priest while...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing a civil lawsuit over claims it covered up for one of its former priests who allegedly...
Russian forces seize Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Nativity and are...
Russian forces have reportedly seized a Roman Catholic church in Ukraine, according to published accounts.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a nonpartisan,...