On a recent vacation, I read Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables."
Hugo was truly a poet and philosopher. "Les Misérables" became one of his most popular works through its musical presentation on Broadway and later as a film. It tells various...
CHICAGO -- A year into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV is still enjoying popularity and rockstar-like fame, especially in Chicago, his hometown. Beyond the pop-culture interest, some of the faithful told OSV News his message of peace, dedication to...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo's election as Roman pontiff May 8, we continue to learn about the mettle of the man who holds the office. After President Donald Trump's unprecedented, unjustified and deranged April 12...
I'll never forget the first time I saw him: the notorious abortionist Kermit Gosnell. He was on trial for murdering babies born alive during abortion, and I was covering it. As court officials and a few reporters gathered in...
BERLIN, Md. — Seidon Shaffer, a student at Most Blessed Sacrament School, has been named to the 2026 Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore “18 Under 18” cohort, the school has announced. This program recognizes local top leaders for...
MIDDLETOWN — Ten minutes into their game at Middletown on April 15, the Saint Mark’s girls soccer team was up, 2-0, on the Cavaliers, and but the Spartans’ work had just begun. It would take regulation and nearly every...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Rose Vattilana, a Wilmington native whose ministry brought her to the Diocese of Wilmington on several occasions, died April 13 in Assisi House. She was 96 and had been a professed member of the Sisters...
BAMENDA, Cameroon -- A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists and held hostage for three days in the bush was among those who shared her testimony with Pope Leo XIV April...
Stephen Hyde prefers to be behind the scenes, which is where he and his wife have done much of their charitable and service work over the course of several decades. But on April 15, Hyde was in the spotlight...