As a Catholic film critic, I usually enjoy awards season. I root for my favorite films of the year to win the awards they deserve, and sometimes we even have an Oscar watch party at the convent -- complete...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima will make a rare journey from its shrine in Portugal to Rome in October 2025 for a Jubilee celebration of Marian spirituality.
The statue will be present in...
The Trump administration "immediately terminated" its contract with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for refugee resettlement, effective Feb. 27, according to letters issued by the U.S. State Department a day earlier.
The contract had been suspended by the administration...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced "an isolated crisis of bronchospasm" which led to coughing and "vomiting with inhalation," which worsened his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.
The pope had spent...
WILMINGTON – Eighth-seeded Salesianum used a powerful inside game and a smothering defense to earn its way to another DIAA boys basketball tournament quarterfinal with a 63-48 win over No. 9 Saint Mark's on Feb. 27 at Father Birkenheuer...
WASHINGTON -- Vice President JD Vance said he was "surprised" by Pope Francis' criticism of the Trump administration's immigration policy, but said he is praying for the pontiff's recovery amid his hospitalization.
Vance, who recently found himself at odds with...
WASHINGTON -- A pause on U.S. foreign aid could harm efforts to combat Christian persecution around the globe, a Catholic NGO told OSV News.
Shortly after his second inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing most U.S. foreign...
Q: We know that Our Lord loves everyone and thus would want to be as close to each person as possible. Can non-Catholics receive Holy Communion since this would help achieve the Lord's ultimate desire to be within the...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While Pope Francis' condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash Wednesday services in Rome March 5.
Instead, the Vatican said, the Ash Wednesday procession from the Rome...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' clinical condition continued to improve Feb. 27, the Vatican said, and he had respiratory physiotherapy in the morning and the afternoon.
For the second day in a row, the 88-year-old pope's doctors at Rome's Gemelli...