Kimberley Heatherington writes for OSV News from Virginia.
(OSV News) — The twin specters of abortion and desperation frequently hover over unplanned pregnancies. Referencing these realities, Father Donald Rooney, pastor of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Springfield, Virginia, posed the question: “What are we going to do that’s going to
As the U.S. presidential race accelerates toward a Nov. 5 ballot box battle, candidates continue to jostle for American approval through their respective abortion and reproductive health policy scenarios.
While pivoting positions may leave voters with a case of political vertigo, Democrats and
Once upon a time, it was assumed that every little girl wanted to be a princess.
Modern aspirations may have since expanded somewhat -- but every little Catholic girl will nonetheless find heroic inspiration in "Princesses of Heaven: The Flowers," an engaging new
Summer is mission trip season -- which usually conjures up images of a few dozen Catholic teenagers and their chaperones practicing the corporal works of mercy in developing nations while simultaneously expanding their cultural horizons.
But what about the poverty and hardship --
He was a priest whose wide smile could just light up a room and whose energetic self-giving to the people he served seemed limitless.
Those who knew Father Norman Fischer said the priest's easy ability to model the love of Christ and build
As an anticipated 50,000 Catholics descend upon Indianapolis July 17-21 for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, among them will be a multitude of permanent deacons -- men whom Pope Francis has called "the guardians of service."
Given their essential role in the life
After St. Mary's High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, launched its inaugural school year in 1885 -- staffed by the Sisters of Loretto and planted on the front range of the Rockies under Pikes Peak -- generations have passed through its doors
Young men from "non-intact" families without a father are more likely to end up in prison or jail than to graduate from college, according to the findings of a new study from the Institute for Family Studies, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based think tank
Nearly one in 10 children are forced into child labor globally, with some compelled into hazardous work through trafficking. On June 12, humanitarian institutions and the international community -- including Catholic organizations -- mark the World Day Against Child Labor, in an
For more than 50 years, Pax Christi USA -- the national Catholic peace movement founded in 1972, grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching -- has dedicated itself to the construction of a world without conflict.
On June 11 -- at a