VATICAN CITY -- The mission of a seminary "is not to form 'supermen' who pretend to know and control everything," but to help seminarians become priests who are humble servants of the communities they continue to belong to, Pope...
MANCHESTER, England -- Nations that legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide develop higher rates of "self-initiated" suicides than those that do not, according to a new research document by a Catholic bioethics institute.
The Oxford-based Anscombe Bioethics Centre, which serves the...
VATICAN CITY -- As part of the Vatican celebration of World Day of the Poor, a dozen doctors and nurses and 90 medical students set up shop in St. Peter's Square.
"We know there are people who need medical care...
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 13, 2022: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Mal 3:19-20a Psalm 98:5-9
2) 2 Thes 3:7-12 Gospel: Lk 21:5-19
In weeks before Advent, we should ponder how best to prepare for the coming of Jesus
The passing of Queen...
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Putting the safety of children, adolescents and vulnerable adults first, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston has increased the frequency of onsite safe environment audits of the diocese's Catholic schools and parishes from every three years...
WASHINGTON -- Although Catholic leaders and state Catholic conferences had pushed for the defeat of ballot measures protecting legal abortion and urged voters to pass measures restricting abortions, state voters ultimately went the other way Nov. 8.
Voters in California,...
On Nov. 8, young women from Padua Academy and schools across Delaware and the country voted, most — if not all — for the first time.
It’s a right that other women in Delaware did not have until 1920, following...
We're in the season for thankfulness, and this year at this time, I would like to focus this column on how grateful I am for each of you, readers and editors, who have supported "Living Well" over its nearly...
So, after two years, I finally succumbed to COVID-19.
When I woke up feeling like a cold was coming, I wasn't surprised. I'd been exposed by a grandchild. Nevertheless, since I was going out to lunch with friends, I took...
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- A proposed merger between the Diocese of Steubenville and the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, will undergo further discussions on the diocesan level after a survey of parishioners showed "disappointment and even fear" over the proposal, said...