It’s almost November, and that means parish Christmas bazaars will be popping up all over the Diocese. With vendors, homemade crafts, good food, visits from Santa and more, the bazaars promise fun for the whole family. It could be...
It's a fundamental cornerstone of American personal freedom -- that, according to the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,...
Euthanasia is a growing area of concern for those who advocate for the dignity of human life in all its stages. In Canada, its widespread legalization has led to concerning developments. OSV News' Charlie Camosy recently spoke with Amanda...
Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, Philippines, one of the 20 cardinal-designates to be elevated at the Dec. 7 consistory at the Vatican, was thrust into the spotlight and singled out by his country's president in 2018 at...
NORCROSS, Ga. -- Traffic came to a standstill along Beaver Ruin Road in the northeast metro area of Atlanta Oct. 25 as Catholics, representing several parishes and speaking multiple languages, followed on foot the Blessed Sacrament as a sign...
Sister Sandra Grieco, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who served for nearly 20 years at Saint Mark’s High School, died Oct. 26 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She...
The Catholic bishops of Maryland commemorated the 160th anniversary of Maryland Emancipation Day, affirming the dignity of every human person and noting that slavery was dehumanizing, reducing human beings to mere property.
“At the heart of our Catholic faith is...
A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners' love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year.
"I hope people fall in love," Father Mark-Mary Ames, a Franciscan...
Synodality has become a bit of a buzz word in the church.
Pope Francis has been talking about synodality since the beginning of his pontificate. He believes it is “the path that God expects of the church in the third...
The philosopher Paul Ricoeur once claimed, “the symbol gives rise to thought” because its meaning cannot be exhausted by any conceptualizations.
Religious symbols do this. Candles shine the light of faith; incense raises our prayer to God above. Church architecture...