(OSV News) He was the world s flower and glory, and has rendered superfluous the writings of doctors (of theology) who shall come after him. St. Albert the Great is said to have exclaimed these words upon the news of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas, his former student, in 1274 at age 48.
July 18 marks the 700th anniversary of St. Thomas canonization, and expert Thomists those who study and teach St. Thomas work in philosophy and theology say the Dominican priest who dedicated his l
WASHINGTON (OSV News) President Joe Biden defended what he called a very difficult decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia s invasion of that country, weapons the Vatican opposes.
In an interview on CNN s Fareed Zakaria GPS that aired July 9, Biden justified the decision saying he discussed it both with allies and with congressional lawmakers. It took me a while to be convinced to do it, Biden said in the interview, explaining the Ukrainians needed to break throug
LUDLOW, Vt. (OSV News) As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans.In Ludlow, Father Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, opened the parish hall and parking lot to people who needed a place to stay the night of July 10.About a dozen people slept in the parish hall, where a parishioner furnished a hot meal. Others parked t
MIAMI (OSV News) A leading Haitian-American pastor based in the U.S. said he agrees with a U.N. specialist that international special forces along with a weapons embargo are needed to stop Haiti s further slide as a failed state.
U.N. human rights expert William O Neill, who was appointed to assess the situation in Haiti in April, concluded in late June that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence ravaging the impoverished Caribbean nation.
O Neill told rep