ROME -- As Italian Catholics prepared to celebrate Pentecost, the second Sunday with Masses permitted with a limited number of faithful, bishops and priests were still debating whether to continue livestreaming Masses as well.
After a 10-week ban, Masses with...
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, has launched a broad-based initiative focused on reenvisioning the mission of the Catholic Church of western New York "and bringing about diocesan-wide renewal," according to a May 22...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A video showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed man repeatedly saying "I can't breathe," and who appears to lose consciousness or die while being pinned down, is "gut wrenching...
VATICAN CITY -- The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, publicly supporting a proposal to establish a national day in Italy to commemorate the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives to COVID-19, said formally remembering...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum School's senior class made a final trip to the Broom Street campus on May 27, driving around the school for a variety of activities two days ahead of their graduation.
Each student and his family entered off...
PHILADELPHIA -- The NFL announced May 7 it is planning a return to its regular season in the fall, and among the players on the roster for the Detroit Lions will be Philadelphia native and St. Joseph's Prep star...
Sunday Scripture readings, May 31, 2020
1) Acts 2:1-11
Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34
2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13
Gospel: Jn 20:19-23
Christian life begins and ends in the power of the Holy Spirit
The experience of a pandemic will not be forgotten easily. The...
WASHINGTON -- Congress needs to remember the needs of "the poor, the vulnerable and people on the margins" when considering additional pandemic economic relief packages, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice...
The loss of spring sports forced by the coronavirus pandemic has hit athletes of all ages, including those served by Catholic Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington. But the director of athletics for CYM has been busy preparing...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Like many people, the Rev. Shawn Brandon, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, has had more time on his hands while sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but little did he know he would solve...