WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision June 29 in favor of a former postal worker who said he was denied a religious accommodation to observe Christian precepts on keeping holy the Lord's Day by his...
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Our oldest son, who just finished kindergarten, loves to visit national parks and participate in their Junior Ranger programs. A few months ago he accompanied me on a trip to Springfield, Illinois, where we visited...
By Russell Shaw
OSV News
Noticing that some of his listeners were having trouble understanding his accented English, the African priest paused his homily, grinned at the nearly all-white congregation, and said, “If you don’t produce more vocations, this is what...
As the sky glowed a lurid orange from approaching wildfires, Stephen Morris knew what he had to do: pray -- but not alone. Instead, the intrepid director of youth ministry for the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California, arranged a...
WASHINGTON -- After more than two dozen Catholic Democratic House lawmakers signed a "statement of principles" advocating for abortion access that cited tenets of their faith as their rationale, the U.S. bishops and other Catholics pushed back, arguing their...
Sunday Scripture readings for July 2, 2023, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Mt 10:37-42
We can only hear the Holy Spirit when we silence our hearts and minds — and...
Dear Members of the Delaware General Assembly,
I am writing with grave concerns for HB140 or the Medical Assistance in Dying Bill. My concerns are very personal in nature. My beloved son, Sean Locke, took his life four years ago....
The head of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon has refuted media reports that the archdiocese's recent closure of its Catholic schools office is related to a gender identity theory document published by the archdiocese in January. In a...
Each year, when the bishop releases the priest changes, it sets into motion a process for the priests who will be accepting a new assignment. No matter how long the priest has been ordained, he will have to get...
VATICAN CITY -- Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi was scheduled to meet with a Kremlin foreign policy adviser during the peace mission he is making to Moscow on Pope Francis's behalf, the Kremlin said.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, told journalists June...