Q: I have a confession question. I have heard that past sins, either venial or mortal, even after confessing them stay with you somewhat and only "really" get dismissed after your soul is scrubbed clean by time in purgatory....
By Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board , OSV News
Five years ago, the world watched in collective heartbreak as flames engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Parisians openly wept in the streets. The bells of French churches rang...
PARIS -- Philippe Villeneuve, Notre Dame Cathedral's chief architect, learned about the 2019 fire 300 miles from Paris and rushed to the capital to help firefighters save the iconic monument.
For France's top architect of historical sites, the evening of...
—In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations this year, Pope Francis acknowledges the fact that every vocation – from marriage to consecrated life and priesthood – involves a call from God embracing our entire existence.
Realizing...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s scored eight straight goals, which was enough to overpower Padua as the Spartans earned a 12-7 girls lacrosse victory over the Pandas on April 11 on the turf at the Chase Fieldhouse.
It was a seesaw...
VATICAN CITY -- Today's "throwaway culture," driven by "profit, efficiency and success," marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said.
Using "utilitarian and functional criteria" to decide the value of a human life can lead to...
When Jessica Hanna was diagnosed with cancer while pregnant, she fought to find treatment that would heal her and preserve the life of her unborn child. Months later, she had a healthy baby boy and scans showing no sign...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum scored six goals in a span of five minutes and 25 seconds in the third quarter to pull away from a tough Archmere squad for a 14-4 boys lacrosse win on April 10 at Abessinio Stadium.
Until...
ROME -- The success of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will much depend on also including parish priests in the process, said Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
Of the more than 360 bishops, religious and laypeople who participated...
MEXICO CITY -- Eliana Polo, a Venezuelan migrant, tried reaching the U.S. border atop a freight train with her husband and 4-year-old daughter, but was forced off by security officials some 75 miles from the U.S. border at Eagle...