Any of us who has ever suffered a grievous loss, a terrible illness, a physical or mental handicap that consumes us, knows the pain of such loss. Why did my brother have to die? Why do I have this...
Note: this column is adapted from the sixth chapter of the author's book, "Citizens Yet Strangers: Living Authentically Catholic in a Divided America" (OSV Books 2024).
"We hold these truths to be self-evident," declared the Continental Congress in 1776, "that...
On May 17, 1846, the U.S. bishops, 23 in number, consecrated the United States of America to the patronage of the Blessed Mother under the title of the Immaculate Conception.
The story behind this action, the story of the Immaculate...
In his confirmation hearing, former Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma said, "My goal in six months is that we are not in the lead story every single day."
Mullin made a strategic choice of words. The strategy that will now...
We’re deep in a heat wave at this writing, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have fun and support our community parishes too. Here are some things coming up soon in the Diocese of Wilmington:
Seafood Knights returns to Ocean...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV has called on all Christians to work together toward the celebration of 2033, when the Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Jubilee Year commemorating 2,000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The...
California's lawsuit against two pro-life nonprofit organizations that specialize in helping to reverse the immediate effects of abortion pills went to trial June 24.
The Thomas More Society announced the start of the bench trial in the Superior Court of...
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo will speak to "pilgrims gathered in Philadelphia, those participating virtually,...
Carrying a 130-pound wooden cross up Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts was more than a physical feat for Noah Hajdu -- it was to honor Jesus Christ.
To prepare for the June 6 climb, the 23-year-old Sterling resident carried the...
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing Alumni invite all fellow graduates to a celebration Oct. 18.
This year marks the centennial class of the nursing school (1924-1927) that was the first of more than 800 nurses educated at Saint Francis...