Pope Leo XIV blessed five statues of Mary that refugees evicted from their islands in order to build a major U.S. military base plan to place in the chapels they hope to restore when they return to their homelands.
"The...
Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis.
As of Aug. 19, South Sudan had reported more than 88,000 cases and 1,500 deaths from...
In the heart of southern Africa, more than 200 catechists -- many of them laywomen -- are now equipped to share the Catholic faith, thanks to the generosity of fellow Catholics in the U.S.
"Their financial support was crucial in...
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant church with a relevant message for today's culture, said the...
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the Aug. 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without...
Practicing medicine today with a Catholic worldview is no easy task. Carolyn Manhart, an internal medicine physician in Omaha, recently spoke with OSV News' Charles Camosy about how her faith came to inform her practice of medicine and why...
A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal record -- was recently detained on his way to work and sent to Florida's "Alligator...
The Reverend John J. Mink, 65, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, due to complications following a stroke. He was most recently the pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church in the Forty Acres section of Wilmington. A native...
Q: In all the discussion over the years of whether or not pro-abortion politicians should be denied Holy Communion, I've always wondered: Why couldn't their bishops just excommunicate them? Then at least everything would be clear-cut, public knowledge and...
Whenever I take my kids anywhere in public, I get comments.
"All boys?! Didn't you ever try for a girl?"
"Five?! You must be crazy!"
"Are they all yours?"
We are far from the only family whose mere presence attracts attention. The same...