ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) — New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this …
Prelates set friendly Super Bowl wager, hope game can be ‘unifying moment’ in a troubled world
(OSV News) — As Super Bowl LX Sunday approaches on Feb. 8, the anticipation stretches far beyond stadiums, sports bars …
Archbishop Hicks: World will always ‘need a missionary Church,’ and ‘the mission is before us’
NEW YORK (OSV News) — The world “always has and always will need a missionary Church,” said Archbishop Ronald A. …
Modernity, Common Goods, and Jacques Maritain (Part 1)
The first parts of this paper are elementary expositions of positions that will be presupposed or alluded to in the …
Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600%
(OSV News) — Catholic leaders, including an official from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration office, reiterated a pastoral approach …
Arlington celebrates first ‘harvest’ from its Hispanic diocesan diaconate program
ARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) — After completing the two-year aspirancy stage of the Diocese of Arlington’s Hispanic Permanent Diaconate Program, …
Converts: Graham Greene’s Fraught Relationship with the Confessional
Graham Greene became a Catholic because of a pedantic girl. He was at Oxford at the time, and had written …
Trump signs deal to end partial government shutdown, negotiate over ICE
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump signed into law a funding package to end the partial government shutdown Feb. 3, …
A Quaker, a Bavarian monk and a Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the Catholic history of the mid-Atlantic offers …
Pope Leo laments rising US-Cuba tensions, calls for ‘sincere’ dialogue
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has called for “a sincere and effective dialogue” as tensions between the U.S. and Cuba …