Pope Francis sat down exclusively with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican's inaugural "World Children's Day." The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to
As doctors were preparing to certify the brain death of a Brazilian man in 2010, members of a local Catholic charismatic prayer group began to pray for a miracle.
Pope Francis recognized the healing of the man, "Paulo G.," in Uberlandia, Brazil, as
Responding to recent confusion about the Church’s teaching on organ donation, OSV chaplain Monsignor Owen Campion clarifies that the Church lauds organ donation, but that Catholic bioethicists caution about the importance of ascertaining death. With medically assisted — and perhaps mandated —
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes how Catholic colleges and universities have welcomed Muslim students with hospitality. “I think it starts with respecting and showing kindness to everyone regardless of religious background,” student Lisan Hasnain of India said. Christian students are welcome to learn
Catholics working to address the nation's fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China -- and blaming its government -- as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction
The Catholic Church in the United States is grappling with a tendency to become more "auto-referential" and withdraw itself from the international stage and universal church, Pope Francis' representative to the United States said.
Speaking with Catholic News Service before formally taking possession
A bipartisan coalition the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voted April 20 to approve a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region, over the objections
When people are impacted in their daily lives by strong examples of priests and religious faithfully living out their vocations, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus believes that's when vocations to the priesthood and religious life flourish.
Bishop Fernandes, who spoke with OSV
A review by the Department of Justice's watchdog found "no evidence" of religious bias in the creation of a leaked and since-retracted FBI memo that suggested some "radical traditionalist" Catholics pose threats of racially or ethnically motivated violence.
Members of Congress requested information
Last survivor of USS Arizona, dead at 102, is remembered for patriotism and strong faith
Lou Conter, 102, a Catholic member of the Knights of Columbus and the last survivor of the USS Arizona destroyed in the Japanese Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away April 1.
Catholics will come to Indianapolis in the tens of thousands for the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 -- some as individuals, some as couples, some as groups.
And some will come as families.
"The church is a family of families," said Gabriela Ross, director