WASHINGTON -- In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles about peacebuilding, an analyst told OSV News....
VATICAN CITY -- As Israel continued its airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, and Iran launched drones to retaliate, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the Vatican.
The Vatican press office did not provide information about the...
Q: At my parish, our pastor was recently reassigned. Our new priest is listed on the bulletin as "parish administrator." Is that the same thing as being a pastor? Or if not, what's the difference? (Florida)
A: "Parish administrator" is...
By Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak, OSV News
Our Catholic tradition says time and again that how a society treats its most vulnerable members is a test of its moral character.
Our faith compels us to care for the poor, the sick...
By Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski , OSV News
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed in the House of Representatives and is now in the Senate. The senators have a chance to reshape or alter some of the provisions of...
LEWES, Del. -- Cool stuff is happening on our beautiful Delaware Bay.
You’ve worked hard all winter, so play harder this summer and “Rock the Boat” that ferries people between a couple of great beach towns.
Put on your dancing shoes...
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee voted June 10 to repeal a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities by prohibiting actions such as obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic.
Congress and then-President Bill Clinton enacted...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.
Meeting with cardinals living in and visiting Rome for an ordinary public consistory June 13, the pope approved the...
LOS ANGELES -- Amid ongoing unrest in Los Angeles over immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, "we bring our cares and anxieties to Jesus today, and to his Mother, Our Lady of the Angels," Archbishop Jose´ H....
PHILADELPHIA — Four pitchers combined to allow zero hits and strike out 14 as Delaware County (Pa.) edged Delaware North, 1-0, in Carpenter Cup baseball on June 12 at FDR Park in south Philadelphia.
The Carpenter Cup, which has been...