INDIANAPOLIS -- Catholics will come to Indianapolis in the tens of thousands for the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 -- some as individuals, some as couples, some as groups.
And some will come as families.
"The church is a family of...
House Bill 140, which would legalize assisted suicide for Delaware residents facing a terminal illness, passed the House of Representatives on April 18 on a nearly party-line vote.
The vote was 21 in favor and 16 opposed. Four legislators were...
Below is a speech delivered April 18 at the Catholic Charities Annual Tribute dinner by Xavier DeCaire, the longtime Catholic Charities board member who was presented with the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award.
Approximately 10 years ago, I was asked...
By Kimberley Heatherington , OSV News
When she died on the basement floor of a tiny San Jose, California, Pentecostal house church Sept. 24, 2021, the relatives of 3-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor Hernandez -- her mother, uncle and grandfather --...
At Easter morning brunch, one of my daughters brought me a beautiful bouquet of tulips.
They were so welcome, and so extraordinary, that I took extra good care of them. I changed their water, recut their stems and used the...
By Bert Ghezzi , OSV News
I used to make the sign of the cross casually as a nice gesture for beginning and ending my prayers. More than a decade ago, probably nudged by the Holy Spirit, I began to...
WILMINGTON — It was a warm, sunny morning on April 16 when the students from St. Anthony of Padua School gathered in a courtyard connecting the school and church to hear some news that made their day even brighter....
WILMINGTON — Hodgson scored nine first-inning runs on the way to a 15-0 five-inning softball victory over St. Elizabeth on April 18 at Canby Park.
The Silver Eagles sent 13 batters to the plate in the first, scoring nine times....
Father Thomas A. Flowers, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington for more than 46 years, died April 17. He was 73.
Father Flowers was a longtime pastor until his retirement in 2020. He was also the state chaplain for...
WASHINGTON -- Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation -- but also for abortion, which was opposed by...