Gina Christian is a National Reporter for OSV News.
A new Vatican declaration on human dignity presents "clarity" in charity, amid "so much confusion," the chair of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee told OSV News.
"It is … reaffirming the teachings of the church, especially on issues that can never change as
A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key -- and contentious -- issues.
"Dignitas Infinita" ("Infinite Dignity"), released April 8 by the Vatican's Dicastery for the
A Catholic university in northern New Jersey has named a new president after its previous head abruptly left and sued the school.
Seton Hall University announced April 2 that Msgr. Joseph R. Reilly has been appointed as its 22nd president.
Msgr. Reilly, who will
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has announced he will travel to Israel and Palestine amid a war now in its seventh month.
The cardinal will undertake a pastoral visit April 12-18 in his role as chairman of the Catholic Near East
Catholic aid workers in Gaza are determined to continue their mission after a deadly strike killed colleagues from a fellow organization.
Seven staff members of World Central Kitchen died April 1 when their three-vehicle convoy was hit in an Israeli air attack. The
The Diocese of Sacramento announced it has filed for bankruptcy, citing the costs of settling more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy and staff.
"There are many victim-survivors who have long suffered from the reprehensible sins committed against them," Bishop Jaime
The head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has offered his gratitude following Pope Francis' plea for an "all for all" prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
On Easter March 31, Pope Francis issued the "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the city and
Three protesters from a group called "Extinction Rebellion (XR) NYC Palestine Solidarity" were arrested during the March 30 Easter Vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
The men -- 63-year-old John Rozendaal, 35-year-old Gregory Schwedock and 31-year-old Matthew Menzies -- have been
A proclamation from the nation's second Catholic president on a transgender-themed occasion is causing consternation among some faithful, as the date coincides this year with Easter -- and as the annual White House Easter egg art contest bans, among other things, religious
A new study shows most Catholics in the U.S. believe environmental justice is an important issue -- but only a third of them have heard of Pope Francis' encyclical on the topic, with Mass attendance key to familiarity with church teaching on