Home Blog Page 215
WASHINGTON  -- Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., as her running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket Aug. 6. Harris secured her party's nomination for president shortly after President Joe Biden's historic announcement July 21 that he...
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The Seton Center, a multipurpose center operated by Catholic Charities, has a full schedule in the dog days of August. The Somerset County Health Department will be at the center every Tuesday through Thursday, and the...
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore City police confirmed that after more than a year they have made an arrest in an assault of two elderly Catholic pro-life activists outside a downtown Planned Parenthood center. In a July 31 email, Detective Freddie Talbert...
BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley's newly named successor as archbishop of Boston said at a press conference Aug. 5 that he is "humbled by the size and history of this archdiocese." "I'm very well aware that I have...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities. NAME: Sarah Voigt Hometown: North East, Md. School:...
At least 11 churchmen have been detained by police and paramilitaries over a weeklong assault in northern Nicaragua, depleting the already demoralized Diocese of Matagalpa -- whose leader, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, lives in exile. Nine priests and a deacon were...
Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over the years as they've pursued excellence in their athletic pursuits. Swimmer Katie Ledecky, who made U.S. history Aug. 1...
VATICAN CITY -- As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August, Pope Francis pleaded with the region's leaders to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue. "Let us have the courage to resume dialogue...
By Gregory L. Tracy, OSV News BRAINTREE, Mass.  -- Ending months of speculation about the future leadership of the Archdiocese of Boston, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley and appointed Bishop Richard G. Henning of...
Q: I've heard that a Catholic who is involved in an abortion is automatically excommunicated. But where do you draw the line in terms of what makes a person involved? Like if a person drove a woman to the...