The head of the Philippine bishops' conference has appealed to Catholics to give food to the poor so that they do not go hungry during a near-total lockdown Aug. 6-20. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan ...
One of the unwritten rules of congregational behavior during the celebration of Mass relies heavily on the virtues of silence and contemplation, even when a rousing hymn sung masterfully by a choir or cantor might ...
There has been much talk in the United States on the "digital divide," about how many -- really, too many -- families lack internet access, which is now considered a must-have in commerce and education. Even ...
With the Delta variant of COVID-19 on the rise, the Church has a responsibility to respond, writes Gretchen Crowe in her latest column: “With the takeover of COVID-19’s more contagious and possibly more dangerous Delta ...
The Catholic Church is lending a hand to people affected by the coronavirus in Myanmar as the country's health system struggles to cope with a record wave of COVID-19 infections. Ucanews.com reported that St. Joseph's Catholic ...
A Catholic school in Lansing, Michigan, and two school parents are suing state officials over the state's requirement that students wear face masks in school, saying this violated the school's religious practices. A lower court sided ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The mere act of lifting the dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation as the coronavirus pandemic eases won’t be enough to get Catholics to come back to church, and some dioceses and ...
People with disabilities were often overlooked and faced discrimination in various health care policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Pontifical Academy for Life. "The negative experiences of persons with disabilities during this pandemic ...
Publisher Scott Richert writes that after 15 months of working from home, life is slowly returning to normal back at the OSV office, signified especially by the fact that OSV’s chaplain, Msgr. Owen Campion, recently ...
As Catholic parishes across the country are loosening pandemic Mass restrictions and several bishops are lifting the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Masses, Catholic leaders are looking at ways to encourage the faithful ...
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