Maria Wiering, OSV News
Bishops say outreach to people in ‘irregular’ relationships needs to go...
Controversy sparked by a recent document from the Holy See on blessings for people in "irregular situations," including same-sex relationships, "gives all of us...
Monasticism can teach us tools to achieve a desired lifestyle —...
Nearly 15 years after spending a summer at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut living alongside its Benedictine nuns, Jane Sloan Peters still...
Baptisms can be performed by lay people when circumstances don’t allow...
She isn’t sure of exactly how many in total over the years, but Glenda Spearman says she has conferred “a lot” of baptisms. She...
Christmas arrives on a Monday this year, but what about Mass...
"Pick 1," directs a guide printed in the parish bulletin of St. Joseph Church in York, Pennsylvania. The command in the graphic is listed...
Bishop Robert E. Barron questions if synod is too focused on...
Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in "frank disagreement" with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific...
Despite retirement, Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago remains chairman of...
Despite his Sept. 25 retirement as a Chicago auxiliary, Bishop Joseph N. Perry may continue to serve as chairman of the U.S. Conference of...
Pro-life leaders: ‘Radical solidarity’ with women in need means being the...
In Marietta, Georgia, helping moms in need goes beyond diaper distribution or rental assistance. It's rocking a baby in the middle of the night...
Bishop Joseph Strickland acknowledges Vatican visitation, says he will respect decision...
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland said he will not resign as bishop of Tyler, Texas, but if Pope Francis removes him from the diocese, he...
Multiplied hosts at St. Thomas in Connecticut investigated to determine if...
"Uh, we had something happen," Father Joseph Crowley told the congregation March 5 near the end of Mass at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston,...
Fort Worth Carmelites release letter rejecting Bishop Michael F. Olson’s authority...
Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth said Aug. 19 that a community of Carmelites in his diocese, and their prioress in particular, may...