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WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, and appointed as his successor Father James T....

WASHINGTON -- Catholic couples and liturgical experts are advising how to observe Ash Wednesday -- the beginning of the Latin C9s Day, Feb. 14,...

WASHINGTON -- Raising public awareness about the role of slavery in building the U.S. Catholic Church and sparking hopes for racial justice and reconciliation...

January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, leading up to the Feb. 8 feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. St. Josephine Bakhita was...

By Simcha Fisher, OSV News Have you looked at your calendar lately? Have you noticed that, in 2024, the most dark and difficult annual day...

By D.D. Emmons OSV News As the penitential season of Lent begins, we Catholics, like Christians everywhere, prepare to commemorate the passion of Our Lord...

PARIS -- The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for Dec. 8, will be "six months of celebration and praise," the archbishop of Paris...

NAPLES, Fla. -- Not everyone can run a half marathon. And it's probably a safe bet that even fewer can do so in a...

BETHESDA, Md. -- The recent passing of Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, a former Washington auxiliary who had headed the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, for...

For those who follow the daily churnings of Congress, Capitol Hill is a familiar venue for the official political theater of committee hearings --...