WASHINGTON -- Given the "somber" realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is "unjust," said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human...
MILLTOWN — Teachers are called to have a “greatness of mind and heart,” a prominent Jesuit priest told educators from the Diocese of Wilmington at its annual Spirituality Day, held Aug. 31 at Saint Mark’s High School. Approximately 50...
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The Statue of Freedom has stood atop the U.S. Capitol dome since 1863, the middle of the Civil War. The nation's motto, "E Pluribus Unum" ("Out of Many, One") is emblazoned on the base of the statue, which...
WASHINGTON — As part of what seems to be a new trend for the Supreme Court, it will once again take up a religious liberty case in its new term with oral arguments Nov. 4 in a case about...
Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 6, 2020
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Ez 33:7-9
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
2) Rom 13:8-10
Gospel: Mt 18:15-20
Faith means expressing our love for God in our love of neighbor
The history of the Catholic Church abounds with stories of prophetic...
The state Division of Public Health has approved the high-risk sports of football, wrestling, ice hockey and competitive cheerleading for competition, potentially paving the way for high school sports to return this fall instead of in January.
Gov. John Carney...
We know what major opinion polls tell us about abortion. Americans are about evenly divided in being “pro-life” or “pro-choice.” Many think it’s wrong but should be a woman’s choice. Many say they support the Supreme Court’s Roe v....
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana priests that support each other with ongoing camaraderie and spiritual nourishment are now also providing very essential hurricane relief to priests and the parishes they serve in areas that were devastated by recent storm damage.
Just...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis’ efforts to bring reform in the Catholic Church are meeting resistance in some church circles, according to one panelist at an Aug. 31 online forum sponsored by Georgetown University’s Office of the Vice President for...
WASHINGTON -- On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, college student Aalayah Eastmond, of Trinity Washington University, spoke of her dream Aug. 28, at the place where iconic civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his...