Never mind that the Romans established Syria Palaestina in the year 135 C.E. as a new, name for Judaea, meant to erase its connection to the Jews and use a name referring to the ancient, long-extinct ...

Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the ...

The spirit of Vatican II may still live on, but its practical effects (with the exception of Mass in the vernacular) are ...

The modern papacy has focused on spiritual leadership and the pursuit of peace. After the two World Wars, it became a voice ...

By Daniel Meloy / Detroit Catholic, OSV News Since the October ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war, people in Palestine are ...

The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth ...

Last year, Florence, Italy, passed new restrictions on tourism in an effort to preserve the city and country’s historical ...

When Oakland police Officer Stanley Mock died in a 2007 motorcycle accident, nowhere was the mourning deeper than the city’s ...

People are living in tents without anything.” The cardinal, who is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke about the dire ...

During Advent, traditional reflections remind us that our call to evangelize involves waiting and anticipation. As we move ...

Dear Santa, You have no idea of the satisfaction I felt when I recently observed my grandchildren, screens cast aside and with pencils in hand, writing an old-fashioned letter to you. Please, Santa, ...

The King and Queen have released their Christmas card for this year, featuring a portrait of the royal couple arm in arm as ...