WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, the State Department, and members of Congress expressed concern after Hong Kong's prominent Catholic media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai was convicted of national security offenses under the city's controversial national security law.
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CLAYMONT – Daniel Hickey, a 1989 graduate of Archmere Academy, has been appointed the next headmaster of his alma mater, effective July 1, 2026. He will succeed Michael Marinelli, who will retire at the end of the academic year.
According...
The basketball teams at Saints Peter and Paul High School in Easton, Md., recently acted as international diplomats.
The Sabres welcomed their counterparts from St. Luke's Grammar School in Sydney, Australia, for a pair of exhibition games and some fellowship.
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Fifty French Catholics killed under German Nazism were beatified Dec. 13, 2025, during a Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris -- an event that recognized their witness of faith during World War II.
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg presided...
WASHINGTON -- The Little Sisters of the Poor appealed an August ruling from a federal district court that struck down a religious conscience rule, their legal representatives said Dec. 15.
The rule, implemented by the first Trump administration, exempted employers...
Chile's bishops' congratulated José Antonio Kast for claiming the South American country's election, but called for the president-elect to "promote an environment of dialogue, encounter, and respect, essential for rebuilding social trust" amid deep divisions and rising concerns over...
The high school sports winter season started only a few weeks ago, but most teams will take a break following this week. For some, that has already begun.
There are still a few notable games and events on the schedule...
Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion's teachings.
For Catholics, retention rates tend to be significantly lower than for other faiths, while...
WASHINGTON -- Although there was a significant increase in executions in the U.S. in 2025, a smaller number of new death sentences was imposed, a new report from the Death Penalty Information Center found.
The year-end report, published Dec. 15,...
Life issues are perennially critical to the robust public witness of the Catholic Church, but 2025 nonetheless proved a particularly eventful year across a wide spectrum of related concerns.
The year opened with the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life,...