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...
By Brian Fraga, OSV News
Our Lady's hands are said to have once repelled pirates from the small, secluded island of Corvo in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Every year, on the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption, the people...
By Marge Fenelon, OSV News
If asked to list Marian feast days in August, most Catholics would respond with only "the Assumption."
If asked what other Marian feast days are in August, most Catholics would go blank. That is probably because...
A retired FBI agent will head up the U.S. bishops' consultative safe environment body, while a clergy abuse survivor, a nursing professor and two clinical social workers are also among the board's Aug. 1 appointments.
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of...
VATICAN CITY -- While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing pastoral care there.
Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, 81, and Sister Anna Amelia, who are members of the...
Worthwhile. Reasonable. Achievable.
Those are the words used by Bishop Koenig to describe the path put forward by mostly lay leadership teams in the seven regions, or deaneries, in the Diocese of Wilmington.
Bishop Koenig last year introduced “United in Christ”...