VATICAN CITY — The dignity and rights of people with disabilities are increasingly threatened by a society that discriminates and views them as a burden, Pope Francis said.
In a letter marking the U.N.’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities...
JERUSALEM — The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land condemned vandalism attacks in two Arab villages and called on Israeli authorities to “investigate seriously” what they termed hate crimes.
In addition to dozens of cars damaged and anti-Arab...
VATICAN CITY -- The example of St. Peter and the teaching of his successor encourage bishops to serve their flocks "willingly and generously," Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said.
Archbishop Lori, who was appointed earlier this year to investigate...
Pray along with this meditation inspired by Matthew 1:18-24.
You speak to us in dreams. Sometimes it is the only occasion you find us still and quiet. Quiet enough to hear your voice. Still enough to grab our attention.
You whisper...
"Stay awake."
With this terse command, the Gospel of Matthew begins our season of Advent on Sunday, Dec. 1. How rich and rewarding will be the 24 days of this season if we keep those words in our heart each...
The turkey leftovers are running low, and the fall sports season ended on Saturday with the football state championship games. That means it must be time for winter sports, which take place in gymnasiums near you beginning Wednesday. Hockey...
Bishop Malooly arrived in Rome over the weekend for his visit with Pope Francis.
He made a visit in the early hours of the trip to Saint Peter’s Square in front of the basilica and the Vatican’s Christmas tree.
The bishops...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.
"I would like to send my greetings and my closeness to the dear people of Albania who have...
It was a chilly March night in a small Midwestern town. Maybe it was windy, because in my memory the Great Plains are always windy.
I had a room-and-board arrangement in the tiny upstairs of an old lady’s house. She...
Is it my imagination, or has the Christmas shopping season (or "holiday shopping season") extended itself by another few weeks?
What we used to call "Black Friday" sales, beginning the day after Thanksgiving, seem to be creeping back toward early...