WASHINGTON -- As Americans prepare for the November elections, some Catholic groups are circulating checklists designed to help voters discern their choices at the ballot box.
At their fall 2023 general assembly, the U.S. bishops voted to approve supplements to...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father Scott E. Bullock, pastor of St. Edward Parish in Waterloo, Iowa, as bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota.
The appointment was publicized in Washington June 25 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on June 24 agreed to hear a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, the high court's first major...
ATLANTA -- On the final day of the Catholic Media Conference in Atlanta, the prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication addressed questions posed by journalists about the dicastery's regular practice of posting art by Father Marko Rupnik --...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- "In grief and loss, love's light will prevail. Through shared support, we can mend and set sail."
Jeanette Steiner wove lessons from her 15-month-old son's sudden death into vivid couplets about how family members help one...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called on world leaders to avoid any actions or words that could fuel current conflicts and instead to push for negotiations and peace.
"May the Holy Spirit enlighten the minds of those who govern, inspire...
A federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction June 17 preventing Iowa’s new immigration law from taking effect July 1. The decision raised the hopes of immigration advocates.
Gov. Kim Reynolds defended the state law and gave her support...
Last week's defeat of a physician-assisted suicide effort in the Delaware state senate could be back on track if some parliamentary maneuvering happens in the upper house in Dover this week as the 2024 legislative session draws to a...
A new study suggests that Catholic belief in the Real Presence may be higher than previous data indicated -- but measuring that belief accurately remains a tricky task for researchers.
Regular Mass attendance, however, has emerged as a key factor...
By Lorene Hanley Duquin, OSV News
Do you feel like you're on a treadmill that never stops? Do you need some quiet time? Some family time? Some time when you can renew your mind, your body and your spirit?
Then maybe...