Just as C. Diane Biggs had always been there for them, her friends and colleagues at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center gathered at the St. Ursula Chapel in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Nov. 5 for her ...

The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit comes to aid us in our weakness” and “testifies to us ...

Former President Donald Trump was elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his run for a second consecutive term, according to multiple projections. Trump’s election Nov. 5 ...

Question 1 – the ballot initiative to enshrine in Maryland’s Constitution an amendment that “confirms an individual’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom” – was overwhelmingly passed by Maryland ...

Christians should make a practice each night of identifying signs of hope, even small ones, that came their way during the ...

Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of this encounter in this Sunday’s gospel is often referred to as “The Widow’s Mite,” a mite being the smallest of coins.

The dean of seminarians at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore is “going home” to become coadjutor and future bishop of Oslo, Norway. Msgr. Fredrik Hansen, a Sulpician, also serves as ...

Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, on the importance of local as well as presidential ...

West Virginians appeared on track to approve a constitutional amendment to ban medically assisted suicide and euthanasia in their state, with the ballot measure leading by just several thousand votes ...

On Sept. 22, a group of parishioners gathered in a conference room at St. John the Baptist Parish in Silver Spring, Maryland to talk about politics. It is no secret that conversations about politics, ...

Question corner: What are the steps to receive Communion after divorce and remarriage?

With Scripture readings, prayers, hymns and a procession, about 70 people gathered at dusk on Nov. 2 – All Souls Day – at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie, Maryland to commemorate, honor and remember the ...