WILMINGTON — Bishop Koenig, responding to a call from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, held a Holy Hour for Peace at St. Peter Cathedral in Wilmington the morning of Feb. 13. It was the second of seven...
VATICAN CITY -- All Catholics are called to stand together by reaching out to their brothers and sisters in the faith of all ethnicities, especially those of Hispanic heritage, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, said.
"They are our...
The presidents of the Italian, French, German and Polish bishops' conferences issued a joint appeal calling for European unity in the face of continued global instability and to draw from the lessons of the past to prevent future catastrophes.
In...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 12 plans for federal agents to leave the Twin Cities metro area, Catholic leaders in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis acknowledged the need for...
The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to "hunger" for God, Pope Leo XIV said in his 2026 Lenten message.
Ahead of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the...
MILAN -- "The pope is dead."
These words will dramatically ring out across Olympic ice as Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl begins his long program to music from the movie "Conclave" in the men's figure skating final event Feb. 13,...
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- New Jersey-based rock legend Bruce Springsteen and Bishop David M. O'Connell of Trenton got together recently for an impromptu lunch in Federici's Restaurant in Freehold.
The lunch was arranged through Father Brian Butch, pastor of St....
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will repeal a landmark scientific finding that was the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, President Donald Trump said Feb. 12.
Catholic theologians and environmentalists who spoke with OSV News expressed concern about the announcement,...
Four basketball student-athletes at Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have reached a career milestone in recent weeks. Za’Mylah Seda-Owens, Latrell Wright, Avery McCall and Bridget Malloy all scored their 1,000th career point.
Seda-Owens, a senior at St....
TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia -- On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes -- the Church's World Day of the Sick -- Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance...