SINGAPORE (CNS) — Before leaving Singapore, the most religiously diverse country on his trip to Asia and the Pacific, Pope Francis urged young people to approach others with courage and friendship. “A young person who wants only a comfortable life becomes fat,”
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (OSV News) -- A slain Maryland judge is being remembered as a person who practiced his Catholic faith in "a very modest and unassuming way," according to his pastor. Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson of the Maryland Circuit Court for Washington
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- "Catacombs by Candlelight" perhaps conjures images of a subterranean tour in Rome led by a guide wearing a headlamp. In New York, it's the name of a revenue-generating history lesson told while exploring the cemetery and burial
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- In a time of international tensions and domestic divisions, it is crucial for leaders to bridge the gap between political strategy and practical tactics, said centenarian statesman Henry A. Kissinger, who headlined the 78th dinner of the
BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Argentina’s ruling Peronist movement pulled out a surprise performance in the Oct. 22 presidential election, with Economy Minister Sergio Massa taking the most votes and advancing to a runoff in November against libertarian upstart Javier Milei, who
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — For Mother María del Pilar Llerena Vargas, “it was an image that will be very difficult to erase.” The Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word from Peru, who is serving in the Catholic parish in Gaza, recalled
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the need to de-escalate violence in the region. “I renew my appeal for
Over the past decade, Cross Catholic Outreach, a nonprofit based in Boca Raton, Florida, has given more than a half-million children a Box of Joy -- hand-packed gift boxes donated by families, parishes, schools, scout troops, ministries and charitable organizations across the
Carmelite scholars and everyday Catholics are welcoming Pope Francis' new apostolic letter about St. Therese of Lisieux, a 19th-century French Carmelite nun beloved worldwide for her "little way" of childlike trust and confidence in God's merciful love.
"Pope Francis reminds us and articulates
A new online resource launched this October promises to educate all ages about the pro-life issue and abortion. “We want pro-life people to have the tools they need to evangelize other people they connect with,” Camille Pauley, who serves as the co-founder
In his second year as an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, Abraham "Abe" Lucas is living his childhood dream. Even so, it's faith, not football, that's the most important thing for this self-described "hard-core Catholic."