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WILMINGTON — The difference was night and day for Salesianum. After having their season-opening football game against Episcopal Academy (Pa.) on the evening of Aug. 29 interrupted at halftime by thunderstorms, the Sals and Churchmen returned to Abessinio Stadium at...
VATICAN CITY-- As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope Francis again underscored the moral weight of how migrants are treated, hammering home a message of acceptance that has been a pillar...
JERUSALEM -- The Holy Land's sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with war in Gaza, most airlines have canceled flights to the region. The streets of the Old City of Jerusalem are deserted with merchant's stalls...
The tragic collision that killed professional hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, on Aug. 29 in Salem County, N.J., is sending shockwaves not only through the sports world, but also the Catholic community in southern New Jersey. Johnny,...
I'd like a show of hands for how many of you tested positive for COVID this summer. Or felt like heck but didn't have any tests on-hand. Or self-diagnosed your distress as summer flu, even though this isn't flu...
(OSV News) -- A study published in July revealed that a new analysis of the Shroud of Turin, including the composition and a microscopic analysis of bloodstains, shows that the marks are consistent with the tortures endured by Christ...
TORONTO -- A lawsuit launched in March has accused Father Thomas Rosica, the national director of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, of sexually assaulting a young priest in the lead-up to the event. Father Rosica, who served as...
ALBA DE TORMES, Spain  -- The silver coffin of St. Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes Aug. 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1592. The opening of her tomb...
WASHINGTON -- About three-quarters of voters in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada favor upcoming referendums on abortion, a new poll found. A Fox News poll released Aug. 28 found that 73% of Arizona voters said they favor a...
WASHINGTON -- While the selection of a running mate in recent decades has had little discernible electoral impact on elections, experts told OSV News the selection of vice presidential candidates can be a signal of how a presidential candidate...