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By Charlie Camosy OSV News One of the many significant ethical battles the church faces today is responding to an increased call for physician-assisted suicide, also known as physician-assisted killing. Jason Adkins, an attorney who serves as the executive director and...
ATLANTA -- Shayla Elm has gathered a trove of memories from her first five weeks along the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's southern route. Over a week in Louisiana alone, she and seven other "perpetual pilgrims" traveling the full 1,900-mile St. Juan...
Public school classrooms in Louisiana will now be required to display the Ten Commandments by the start of 2025 as part of a new educational reform law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor was at Our Lady of...
Catholic communications is more than "delivering a message," but rather "journeying alongside people in faith," said the chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops' communications committee. Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Reed of Boston shared his thoughts on the topic as part...
Participants and presenters gathered at the "Inspire and Ignite" Advancement Seminar held June 20 by the Development Office of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington in conjunction with the diocesan Catholic Schools Office at Saint Mark's High School. The seminar featured...
Q: A Catholic doctor who has to prescribe birth control pills as part of his job does not agree with the church's teaching on contraception. He says the Bible does not talk about contraception. If contraception is stopped completely,...
As the nation marked Juneteenth, the head of the U.S. bishops' anti-racism committee called for renewed efforts to combat the historical legacy of slavery and racism. "We must remain relentless in our pursuit of both equality and equity," said Bishop...
Georgette Forney still remembers when, at 16 years old, she sought an abortion. "I kept thinking, 'I don't want to embarrass my family,'" the co-founder of Silent No More Awareness Campaign and president of Anglicans for Life said. "I also...
“Still We Rise” in Wilmington, a commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, drew singers and celebrants June 19. Rev. Aaron Moore, pastor of Manna Christian Fellowship in Wilmington, delivered the keynote address during the evening...
After an impassioned debate of more than an hour June 20, Delaware senators turned back HB140 that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide in the state. Senators may have disposed of the contentious issue for this session unless parliamentary wrangling takes...