Neither an empty seat nor parking space was to be seen at the opening Mass for the Peace and Justice Conference at Nativity ...

We live and pray and work as successors and sons of spiritual and intellectual giants,” said speaker Matthew Bunson, vice ...

At a track-and-field championship for seniors, everyone cheered when 100-year-old Orville Rogers finally crossed the finish line. He finished last in each of his five events, but he actually set five ...

"Our conversations have focused on how to better guide the People of God with wisdom and courage in a time marked by profound ...

The Day of Prayer for Peace Feb. 24 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul responded to the national call for prayer amidst the “current climate of fear and polarization” regarding ...

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Today more than ever we need teachers and catechists who can bring people to a new encounter with the living God who reveals himself to us in Jesus Christ.

German Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, pictured Feb. 23, 2026, during the spring plenary assembly of the German Bishops' Conference in Würzburg, was elected the next president of the conference ...

(OSV News) — The German bishops’ conference announced that it has elected Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim as its next president. He will serve as president for a six-year term, succeeding Bishop ...

Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim struck a spiritual tone after his election. His record shows him as a firm supporter of Germany’s controversial Synodal Way. Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim poses ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville has announced the death of Richard F. Stika, its former bishop. He was the diocese’s longest-serving bishop prior to his resignation ...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Richard F. Stika, the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, has died, the diocese announced. He served from 2009 to 2023 after being appointed by Pope ...