WASHINGTON -- An evenly-divided Supreme Court on May 22 sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation's first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.
The high court's 4-4 ruling means that a previous...
As I am preparing a paper to be given at a university on 100 years of immigration history, I could not help but discover similarities between the situation of our country in 1924 and that of today in 2025.
I...
By Our Sunday Visitor Staff, OSV News
"Fake quotes are easy to tweet. Truth is harder to live." That's not something Pope Leo XIV actually said -- but you might believe it, given how many false attributions have gone viral...
By Jason Adkins, OSV News
The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) -- the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order -- was instigated by Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903). We...
Q: At my parish, we were blessed to have several adults baptized and enter into full communion with the church this past Easter. But my question is, what happens with their marriages? Doesn't a married person need their marriage...
BEAR – Rain on May 21 forced Saint Mark's to move its girls soccer quarterfinal-round matchup from the green, green grass of home to Caravel's turf, but the change seemed to suit the Spartans just fine. The second-seeded Spartans...
WILMINGTON – After a three-set defeat in the state championship last year, Rebecca Wang and Valentina RAmos did not want to experience that feeling again. On May 21 at the Dupont Tennis Center, the Archmere juniors took that final...
The Catholic University of America in Washington has cut 7% of its workforce, as part of a financial restructuring to tackle a $30 million deficit amid declining enrollment revenue and rising overall costs.
In a May 19 message, Catholic University...
WASHINGTON -- In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'," U.S. bishops have urged young people to "lead the way" on the climate crisis.
Published on May 24, 2015, the late Pope...
An event at Georgetown University put the spotlight on Latino communities and delved into the role of Latino Catholics in U.S. public life, highlighting their distinctive contributions, opportunities, and challenges in the polarized political landscape facing the nation.
In a...