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WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders have spoken against the scheduled execution of Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16 and have denounced the state’s rule preventing a chaplain from being with him in the death chamber. “Denying a prisoner’s request for...
NEW CASTLE — St. Peter the Apostle School in New Castle gathered for its eighth-grade graduation on June 9 on the lawn along Harmony Street. Large trees provided shade for many of the families in attendance, each of which...
CHICAGO — An analysis conducted by the staff of Catholic Extension found that dioceses it supports financially have the nation’s most — and least — severe COVID-19 infection rates. The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, La., heads all U.S. Latin-rite diocese with...
VATICAN CITY — The Inquisition, the Crusades, the trial of the Knights Templar, the condemnation of Galileo Galilei and the role of Pope Pius XII during World War II are just a few “hot” historical events in the life...
WILMINGTON — The eighth-grade class from St. Ann School in Wilmington gathered on the night of June 7 to watch their graduation video in the church parking lot. Fathers Jack Mink and Rich Jasper greeted students and their families, who...
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is "deeply concerned" that by ruling federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court "has effectively redefined the legal meaning of 'sex' in our nation's...
ELKTON, Md. — Eighth-grade students arrived one-by-one every 10 minutes for their graduation on June 3 at Immaculate Conception School in Elkton, Md. The school is closing after 93 years of service. The graduates walked down the sidewalk in front...
VATICAN CITY -- Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia made headlines when he described as a "work of the devil" attempts to find a COVID-19 vaccine using cell lines created from fetuses aborted voluntarily decades ago. While his remarks...
ELSMERE — Eighth-grade students arrived every 15 minutes to All Saints Catholic School on June 3 for its final graduation ceremony. The school is closing after nine years. Each graduate received a yearbook and diploma when they arrived at Corpus...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For centuries, our country and our State have been plagued with problems of racial inequality and injustice. Although many people have acted in good faith in service and prayer to bring about just change,...

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