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By Lilia Kovalyk LVIV, Ukraine -- The war has turned Ukrainian journalists into inventors. We all understood Russia would attack, but no one wanted to believe this. Before the war began, in the editorial office of Religious Information Service of Ukraine,...
Good Shepherd Parish in Perryville, Md., celebrated its annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 18-19 at the school. The bazaar included vendors, games, raffles, crafts and a spaghetti dinner. Children from the parish provided musical entertainment.
Christ the Teacher Catholic School recently completed its first Mercy Service Learning Project, with a theme of feed the hungry, with two days of team-building activities and games, assistant principal Kelly Colella said. All students participated in the Food Bank...
CHILDS, Md. — When an eighth-grade student is given the opportunity to talk about any of his teachers and he remembers all the way back to first grade, that teacher must be something special. And to Eli Landis, that...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 4, 2022: Second Sunday of Advent 1) Is 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 2) Rom 15:4-9 Gospel: Mt 3:1-12 Prophets would be surprised that Jesus came as God's mercy, not his wrath Today Isaiah delivers a grand promise....
Our motherhouse is located on a large property in a tiny village in rural France. With its old stone buildings, expansive pastures, flower gardens and shaded pathways, it’s a gorgeously bucolic setting and the most peaceful place I’ve ever...
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following what police believe is the killing of a retired priest and possibly a church worker in the archdiocese. "The...
It’s that time of year when the winter sports get going before the fall season has completely ended. Of course, football is the only fall sport still going, with two more weekends, but it will be sharing the spotlight...
VATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis met members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication Nov. 12, he said listening to people is at the heart of communication and must be a special mark of Catholic communication efforts. And then...
"All the leaves are brown. And the sky is gray." As we lean into another Advent, that opening line of "California Dreamin'" plays in my head. I love the Mamas and the Papas 1965 version of that famous song. In the...

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