Home Blog Page 179
By Fr. Ralph W. Talbot Jr., OSV News Most events in life require preparation. When you go on a trip, you get to the airport early so you can get through security. When you go to a concert or sporting...
WILMINGTON – Newark Charter gave Saint Mark's all it could handle in one DIAA Division II girls soccer semifinal, but the Spartans' Whitney Evancho scored in the 55th minute, and that held up in a 1-0 win on May...
VATICAN CITY -- During the Holy Year, the Vatican is calling for those involved in tourism to make Christian hope concrete by investing in just and sustainable practices. The Vatican also will host a conference on ways tourism can "develop...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Catholic Extension Society inaugurated its Minnesota Spirit of Francis Award by presenting the first one to retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, a Minnesota native and a former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of...
It's a term with a lot of contemporary currency: transhumanism. Online, on TV, in print -- it repeatedly surfaces, both intriguing and yet somehow vaguely threatening. So just what is it? And how does it look when viewed through the lenses...
CHICAGO -- The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, and participants will get a video message from the native son of the...
The Missouri Supreme Court on May 27 overturned a pair of lower court rulings that had blocked the state's abortion restrictions, effectively leaving its ban in place -- for now. Missouri's ban on most abortions, which went into effect after...
After days of frenzied celebrations in Naples, members of Italy's champion soccer team arrived at the Vatican for a papal audience but seemed unsure of the protocol. In a video released by Vatican Media, the players and coaches stood May...
A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that was home to the beloved saint known as Padre Pio. The National Center for...
Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said. "Before being a religious matter, compassion is a question of humanity! Before being believers,...