PENNY HILL — St. Elizabeth began its boys basketball season with a new coach and virtually an entirely new roster on Dec. 3 at Mount Pleasant, but there was a familiar feeling for the Vikings when all was said...
WASHINGTON -- Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences and waning public support for the practice during comments at a Dec. 3 press event announcing...
By Barb Arland-Fye
OSV News
Dad seemed preoccupied when we arrived at my parents' home on a Saturday night in late September. Newly diagnosed with a fast-moving cancer, he had chosen to forgo chemotherapy for in-home hospice care, but "what-if" questions...
Churches and temples in Sri Lanka have been turned into emergency relief camps for thousands left stranded by Cyclone Ditwah, which brought heavy rains, flooding and landslides across the island nation.
The disaster, called the "most challenging" in the nation's...
No plans for breakfast tomorrow?
The next Catholic Business Networking Breakfast is set for Dec. 5 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Bear. The doors open at 7:30 a.m.
The featured speaker is Chris Kenny, CEO of Kenny Family ShopRite...
It’s hard to believe that we are in Advent, and Christmas is just around the corner. While you’re busy getting ready for Jesus’ birthday, don’t forget to support your local parishes. There are lots of events happening in the...
Scripture readings for Dec. 7, 2025, Second Sunday of Advent
Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Rom 15:4-9 Mt 3:1-12
Are we ready for a change?
Well, it's coming. We are here in the Second Sunday of Advent -- in the...
By Father Lance S. Martin
St. Mary Star of the Sea/Holy Savior
Nestled in a small, bustling parish, our religious article store isn't your typical gift shop.
We're not a large, retail operation; instead, we're a dedicated parish gift shop that...
BEIRUT -- Pope Leo XIV ended his stay in Lebanon with what he termed "a heartfelt appeal: may the attacks and hostilities cease."
"We must recognize that armed struggle brings no benefit," he said at the Beirut airport before returning...
Dozens of "home mission dioceses" across the nation have received much-needed financial support, provided by the generosity of U.S. Catholics through an annual collection.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Dec. 1 that 69 mission dioceses and Eastern Catholic...