WILMINGTON — Adrienne Tolvaisa, who has been the interim principal at St. Elizabeth Elementary School since the beginning of the 2024-25, has been named to the position on a permanent basis. The announcement was made by the pastor of...
ROME -- As he continues to receive treatment in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis sent written thanks for people's prayers, but he did not go to his hospital window as some people had hoped.
Young people and members of the...
By Tom Hoopes, OSV News
We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do.
I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as a series of rules I have to live...
By Robert Fastiggi, OSV News
The season of Lent directs us to recall our own baptism and prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. It is a time of prayer, fasting...
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...