Scripture readings for January 5, 2025, The Epiphany of the Lord
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12
If we haven't gotten enough of Christmas lights already this season -- on houses, trees, bushes, department stores...
Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a "sign of utter disrespect for human life" perpetrated by a man who drove a Ford pickup truck through crowds celebrating the New...
Happy New Year! On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with Deacon Bill White from the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota.
Deacon Bill is the diocesan postulator for the cause for...
Four high school football players from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington were among the 44 from Delaware who were named winners of the 2024 Mini Max High School Award. Players were selected based on their football performance,...
Father Michael A. Vogt, a professed member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 19 years, died Dec. 27. He was 66.
A viewing will be held Jan. 7 from 10-11 a.m. at the Chapel of Our Lady...
WASHINGTON -- The United States saw an increase of about 18% in homelessness this year, a new record high, according to a federal report.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released Dec. 27 its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment...
The expectation that President-elect Donald J. Trump's incoming administration will revoke the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's long-standing policy restricting the arrest of unauthorized immigrants at or near houses of worship has led faith leaders to protest what they...
WASHINGTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care since February 2023, was the longest-living U.S. president.
Carter, who served from...
In an eventful year for life issues -- including abortion, assisted suicide, and immigration -- advocates and opponents alike wrestled with outcomes, each other, governments, public opinion, and the ballot box.
Ultimately -- according to various experts interviewed by OSV...
NAZARETH, Israel -- An indulgence granted during the Jubilee Year is not just an occasion to "get something" but rather is a sign of the Holy Year, of the moment where the faithful must put themselves in front of...