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Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner Oct. 17, a New York Catholic charities fundraiser that has become a staple for presidential nominees in election years. CNN reported Harris' decision Sept. 21, and The Associated...
A Catholic priest who had gameshow fans "swooning," according to one entertainment reporter, told OSV News he hoped his recent television appearance helps give "a positive impression of the church" and clergy in general. Holy Cross Father Steven Jakubowski, a...
Sept. 23 is the Feast of Padre Pio. When I think about the saints most beloved by modern Catholics, Padre Pio tops the list. His weathered face and brown Capuchin habit are iconic. His remarkable personal story, his strong-willed personality...
By Samantha Stephenson, OSV News In 1997, the critically acclaimed science fiction film "Gattaca" depicted a genetically stratified dystopia in which the genetically engineered class ruled over those who had been born naturally. At the time, some bioethicists such as...
By Jessica Keating and Amy Welborn, OSV News Centuries ago, a young pregnant woman set out on a journey. She was probably nervous and scared, because her pregnancy was unexpected, scandalous and mysterious. The young woman arrived at her cousin's...
BEIRUT -- Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai expressed "profound sorrow" over the "devastating toll" of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, the country’s state news agency NNA reported Sept. 22. In his Sunday homily Sept. 22, he said the "unprecedented" attacks are...
Q: Listening to a Catholic radio station one day, they mentioned that leprechauns and fairies were demonic. This shocked me. St. Patrick's Day celebrations always include leprechauns. Fairies are loved by little girls and big girls alike. I myself...
CLAYMONT — Archmere gave up an early touchdown to Newark, then scored 36 unanswered points on the way to a 43-13 win in the team’s football home opener on Sept. 20 at Coaches Field. The Auks moved to 3-0...
Delaware Gov. John Carney today vetoed House Bill 140, turning back legislative efforts to make legal physician-assisted suicide in the state. "And although I understand not everyone shares my views, I am fundamentally and morally opposed to state law enabling...
CHILDS, Md. — Sister Rachel Therese entered the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales as a novice during the opening liturgy for Mount Aviat Academy on Sept. 18. She spent the last year as a postulant, when she...