VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue "a healthy secularism" that maintains the distinction between religions and governments.
"European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism, that is, a...
Ten U.S. bishops have now spoken out against Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich's decision to present Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his work on immigration issues in November due to the Catholic senator's longstanding public...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV, the object of dozens of "deepfake" videos, has chosen "Preserving human voices and faces" as the theme for the Catholic Church's celebration of World Communications Day in 2026.
The Dicastery for Communication announced the...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education.
Speaking after Mass Sept. 28 for the Jubilee of Catechists, the...
A new documentary on the abuses allegedly committed by Father Marko Rupnik and survivors' pursuit of justice received high praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, including for Gloria Branciani, an alleged victim who received a four-minute...
Q: I'm one of the parents on a new "safety committee" for our local parish school. One of the parents' main suggestions is that, for our school Masses, we lock the church doors and keep the Mass private. To...
It's a familiar question: What should we tell children when a pet dies and they ask whether animals have souls and go to heaven?
The answer to the first question -- do animals have souls? -- depends, of course, on...
By Cecilia Cicone, OSV News
The first time I was in an in-patient locked psychiatric unit, I was overwhelmed by the amount of suffering I saw in the people there.
While conversations about mental health are fairly common, the experience and...
CLAYMONT – Archmere trailed undefeated Lake Forest by just a point in the middle of the third quarter, but the Spartans' big-play capabilities paid dividends as they pulled away for a 35-13 Class 2A football victory on Sept. 27...
CLAYMONT – Saint Mark's opened up a close game with three second-half goals in a 4-0 shutout of Archmere in boys soccer on Sept. 26 on the turf in Claymont. MORE HERE
The Spartans put the pressure on the Auks...