Scott Richert, publisher for OSV, shares a story from his recent Viking river cruise up the Danube to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary with his wife, Amy. During one stop in Czechia, Richert found himself before the Ursulinenkirche, the Church of the
A Catholic church in the Washington suburb of Bethesda was one of three houses of worship along the same road to be victimized by vandalism the weekend of July 9-10.
Firefighters responded at around 2 a.m. July 10 to multiple fires set inside
Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila Oct. 20 condemned a rash of anti-religious vandalism of churches and other buildings in northern Colorado, and prayed "for an end to these attacks and that God's love will be known by anyone who feels compelled to
A Catholic church serving more than 300 Christian families in Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi was demolished Aug. 24 despite resistance from a civil society group and warnings from U.N. human rights experts.
The Save Karachi Movement, a group of lawyers, human rights
From the outside, St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Catholic Church blends well with the drab brick buildings that line Astoria Boulevard down the road from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
Inside, however, something more striking is welcoming parishioners back after the worst of
In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how a recent structural problem at her church forced them to celebrate Mass in the school gym for a few weeks. Despite the fact that the sacraments were still available, she was tempted
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn June 29 described a new church and its related diocesan arts center as an opportunity for evangelization.
The bishop dedicated the new Sts. Peter & Paul Church and consecrated the church's altar with the sacramental oil and burning
More churches across Canada have been destroyed or damaged by fires that police are describing as suspicious or suspected arson.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Morinville, Alberta, investigated a fire at St. Jean Baptiste Church, a 100-year-old building that went up in flames
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco described as "blatant discrimination" a return by California to more severe COVID-19 restrictions that closed churches in two of the three counties that comprise the San Francisco Archdiocese.
On Nov. 29, the First Sunday of Advent,
In a 5-4 decision issued just before midnight Nov. 25, the Supreme Court lifted the pandemic restrictions on congregation sizes at houses of worship imposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, and two Orthodox Jewish synagogues in