A longtime Catholic writer and editor of prominent Catholic publications is facing federal charges of possessing child pornography and enticing a minor to create such child sexual abuse material. The charges allege multiple minor victims.
OSV News has confirmed with...
PHILADELPHIA -- Standing in the rear of St. Benedict Church in Philadelphia, part of St. Athanasius Parish, Father Joseph Okonski, the pastor, surveyed a few remaining cans of food on tables temporarily set up behind the last pews.
"This past...
JERUSALEM -- In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the Oct. 13 Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave's small Christian community.
While portions of aid were delivered after the Oct. 13 visit by President Donald...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV's recognition of St. John Henry Newman as a "doctor of the church" will be an ecumenical celebration, a sign of esteem for the excellence and ongoing relevance of his teaching, first as an Anglican...
As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians -- including thousands of children -- trapped in the western Sudanese...
WILMINGTON — Delaware Military Academy scored a touchdown with a little more than three minutes remaining to take a 13-6 lead over Saint Mark’s in the girls’ flag football championship game on Oct. 29 at Abessinio Stadium, and the...
The Diocese of Wilmington jubilee pilgrims made their way to Lanciano, site of the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, the afternoon of Oct 30.
After Mass celebrated by Bishop William Koenig and the priests who are accompanying the pilgrimage, pilgrims watched...
A visit to a Salesianum Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2018 spurred Jim Burke into action.
Burke, a 1964 graduate of the Wilmington school, was in tears as he listened to the story of fellow alumnus James J. Connell,...
WASHINGTON -- Influential religious leaders reminded Catholics of their responsibility to combat antisemitism while celebrating the 60th anniversary of "Nostra Aetate," a transformative church document in Catholic-Jewish relations, in the nation's capital.
"To be Catholic is to believe that we...
Father Matthew S. Ernest still remembers when he oversaw evening prayer celebrated by Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2015.
"It was a beautiful event, and we were very grateful to welcome the Holy Father,"...