WASHINGTON -- The 15th annual report on the implementation of the U.S. bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" shows a decrease in allegations of clergy sex abuse from the two previous years but also indicates...
WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 decision June 4, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker in a case that put anti-discrimination laws up against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the...
SMYRNA – St. Polycarp parishioners celebrated the 50th anniversary of their church on Pentecost Sunday May 20.
In keeping with Pentecost, when according to the Acts of the Apostles tongues of fire considered the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles...
As the spate of mass shootings throughout the country continues to rise, Amanda Fulton never considered the prospect something like that could happen at St. John the Apostle Church in Milford.
Then Fulton, an usher who also is administrative assistant...
WASHINGTON -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced in Science magazine that it has chosen seven seminaries to participate in its "Science for Seminaries" program.
Three of the chosen institutions are Catholic: Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois;...
WASHINGTON -- Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a "zero tolerance" policy for immigrants crossing illegally into the United States, resulting in children being separated from their families, the number of minors in U.S. custody has grown by nearly...
WILMINGTON – Domenica “Minnie” Proud has grown up with an intense interest in service to others, and her dedication has benefited several organizations over the years. The list includes the Kind to Kids Foundation, Runway for Research, the Norman...
BEAR – One got the sense watching Padua's soccer team in 2018 that they really hadn't gotten over a surprising loss to Middletown in the Division I state championship match last June. The Pandas, long the premier girls team...
BEAR – The DIAA girls' Division I state soccer championship match was not yet two minutes old when Padua found itself in an unfamiliar situation. Caesar Rodney, the second-seeded team in the tournament, took advantage on an early corner...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a consensual plan with a committee representing clergy sexual abuse survivors to resolve its bankruptcy, offering $210 million for restitution to claimants.
The settlement is the...