Looking around at the evil and suffering we encounter on our screens, in our communities, in our families and even staring back at us in the mirror, it can be difficult to believe that Christ came 2,000 years ago...
OXFORD, England -- The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has urged renewed opposition to a draft law on assisted suicide, amid signs the measure could now fail in the face of mounting criticism.
"As Catholics, we...
Two women religious were murdered March 31 by armed gangs in the city of Mirebalais, Haiti, as long-standing violence continues to further destabilize that nation.
Sister Evanette Onezaire and Sister Jeanne Voltaire of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of...
CHICAGO -- The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending settlements or have already received settlements in the millions of dollars.
The lawsuit, provided to OSV...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument April 2 in a case concerning South Carolina's attempt to prevent Planned Parenthood from participating in its Medicaid health program, in what could determine the nation's largest abortion provider's ability...
BEAR — Two of the best girls soccer programs in Delaware met in a battle of unbeatens on April 3, and Caravel, the defending Division II state champion, managed two second-half goals to edge Saint Mark's, 2-1.
The Spartans, who...
VATICAN CITY -- During his second week back at the Vatican after a long hospitalization, Pope Francis continued to follow his doctors' orders to stay home, avoid visitors and keep up with respiratory and physical therapy, the Vatican press...
The Maryland House passed a bill April 3 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for future lawsuits for sexual abuse of a minor and limiting the civil damages to each claimant, rather than...
"Prayer of St. Francis" is a much loved hymn, frequently chosen for weddings and funerals because of the beauty of its words; asking God to fill us with love, pardon, faith. More than 800 years ago, St. Francis wrote...
NEWARK — Susan D. Lloyd, the longtime president and chief executive officer of Delaware Hospice, will retire later this year after 38 years of service to the organization. Lloyd, who joined Delaware Hospice in 1988, has helped transform the...