A pilgrim stands on a mountain on Sept. 4, 2023, and looks into the vastness of the Galician landscape during his hike on the “Camino Primitivo” (one of the paths of the Camino de Santiago) in Spain. (OSV News photo/Jörg Meyrer, KNA) The Spanish poet, Antonio Machado, wrote: “Traveler, there is no road; you […]
A large group of Newman Center students gather during retreat earlier this month in the Poconos. Courtesy photo. By Father James GebhartDiocese of Wilmington In 1946, the “Newman Club” began in the back room of a pharmacy on Main Street in Newark. It aimed to minister to the Catholic students of what was then a […]
A file photo shows a girl at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City watching her mother cast her ballot during early voting. (OSV News photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters) Election season is upon us, and most, if not all, of us here in the US find ourselves bombarded with ads, pamphlets, commercials and even celebrities […]
Fourth-grader Maria Rios works on a paper during class at Sacred Heart Grade School in Prescott, Ariz., Jan. 20, 2026. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) Donate $1,700 to an eligible Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization starting on Jan. 1, 2027, and the government then will allow you to deduct the exact amount, dollar for dollar, from […]
(Getty Images) Lately, instead of greeting the day with “thank you, Lord, that I get to have another one!” I rise with a cranky growl, mentally grousing at God and giving the saints a bit of Irish lip, too. Autumn, my favorite season, is partly to blame. I tell myself that I’m cranky because what […]
A file photo shows a girl at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City watching her mother cast her ballot during early voting. (OSV News photo/Jeenah Moon, Reuters) By Colleen Pressprich, OSV News Election season is upon us, and most, if not all, of us here in the US find ourselves bombarded with ads, pamphlets, […]
Carnival Cruise Line has not quit Australia, but it has just told authorities and the trade something blunt. Carnival Luminosa will make her final voyage from Sydney on 15 March 2028, and Carnival Adventure follows five days later. Neither will return. Only a year ago, both were meant to split their time between Australia and […]
We adapt to meet the needs of all families – educationally and economically – with additional funding available. We make all teachers’ futures more secure — public, charter, Catholic/independent — by making Delaware and Maryland places where more children live and learn. –Lou De Angelo, superintendent of schools Call Matt Meyer, Delaware: 302-577-3210, email link […]
(Getty Images) Since Pope Leo XIV released his encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” in May, it sparked intense conversation about artificial intelligence, especially in Catholic circles. Many Catholics are exploring how to practice Gospel faithfulness regarding AI. Should we use it? How can those of us who want to keep the human person at the center of […]
The artificial intelligence AI acronym at the 10th edition of the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Elizabeth Dias is a very good writer, and if you can get behind the paywall at the New York Times, try to read her lengthy piece about religious scholars meeting […]