WASHINGTON -- Chalk up something else affected by the coronavirus: fundraising for Catholic entities of all kinds.
Domestically, parish collections are down more than they are up. According to Ministry Brands, 64% of U.S. parishes indicated they had received a...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A prominent adviser to New Zealand's bishops expressed dismay that voters approved euthanasia for terminally ill patients.
"Many people will no doubt see the option of an assisted death as akin to adding another food choice...
Lord, we're tired. Overwhelmed. Anxious. Uncertain.
This year has brought massive changes to our families. Work, school, church -- all of it looks different now. Our kids are struggling to understand, accept and adapt. We're struggling, too.
How can we help...
You may have heard that in early October, Pope Francis released his latest encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship." Pope Francis once again shows us just how connected he is with those suffering around the world. He...
By Agostino Bono
"The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission" by George Weigel. Ignatius Press. (San Francisco, 2020). 141 pp. $19.95.
When it comes to influencing the next papal election, I trust the Holy Spirit over...
VATICAN CITY -- Although the Vatican knows Christmas may be very different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it already has chosen its stamps and the Nativity scene and tree that will stand in St. Peter's Square.
The larger-than-life-sized...
WASHINGTON -- The feast of All Souls' Day, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead, has weighted significance this year when so many have died of COVID-19 and the pandemic's restrictions have prevented usual funeral services and final...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s volleyball team traveled to Padua on Oct. 29 with a 3-0 record and a tall task in front of them to maintain that perfect mark. The Spartans used their height to great advantage, disrupting the...
WASHINGTON — The feast of All Souls’ Day, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead, has weighted significance this year when so many have died of COVID-19 and the pandemic’s restrictions have prevented usual funeral services and final...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — One of the hard-hit areas of education during the coronavirus pandemic has been the arts. Plays, musicals and concerts were canceled when schools shut down last spring, and even at those where students have returned, the...