As the new year begins and the Jubilee Year comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV will hit the ground running with an extraordinary consistory taking place in Rome this week.
The Vatican confirmed in a Dec. 20 statement that...
VATICAN CITY -- The powerful and violent cannot control, suppress or commodify God's grace, friendship and will to usher in a new dawn, Pope Leo XIV said.
"Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how...
Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided over Mass for the...
WILMINGTON – Salesianum took control with wins in four consecutive weight classes and went on to a 47-26 win over Caesar Rodney in a prime-time wrestling match on Jan. 4 at Father Birkenheuer Gymnasium.
The visiting Riders won the first...
As deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first appearance Jan. 5 in a New York courtroom on narco-terrorism charges after the Trump administration carried out what President Donald Trump called on social media "a large scale strike against...
Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans has issued a formal apology to abuse survivors in that archdiocese, following last month's court approval of a $230 million-dollar settlement in the five-year-long bankruptcy case.
"With this letter, I express on behalf...
A small fire at the gym expansion construction site on the campus of Saint Mark’s High School early Dec. 31 may be connected to work being done at the site, according to school President Patrick Tiernan, who said fire...
GRECCIO, Italy (OSV News) -- Eight centuries ago St. Francis of Assisi came to this hillside village to show the world that God chose to be born among the poor, staging the first Nativity scene in a cave outside...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Bishop Michael T. Martin has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful.
Bishop Martin announced...
VATICAN CITY -- An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year, exceeding early forecasts, officials said at a news conference at the Vatican Jan. 5.
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery...