INDIANAPOLIS — For 15-year-old Tabitha Njoroge, being together with 20,000 Catholic youths from across the country is a revelation, especially considering how much her life has changed in three years.
Back then, Tabitha, her parents and her three sisters had...
Bishop Malooly celebrated his 75th birthday Jan. 18 and -- as required by canon law -- submitted his resignation to Pope Francis. The pope has not yet accepted it.
As we approach Thanksgiving, we prayerfully give thanks for the tenure...
Bishop Malooly celebrated his 75th birthday Jan. 18 and -- as required by canon law -- submitted his resignation to Pope Francis. The pope has not yet accepted it.
As we approach Thanksgiving, we prayerfully give thanks for the tenure...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal injections they were to receive goes against the Federal Death Penalty Act.
When U.S. Attorney General...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man who scrubbed toilets and shoveled sidewalks at Cretin-Derham Hall High School is on his way to becoming a saint, and the school is celebrating his beatification by elevating his presence on campus and...
Dear Friends in Christ,
On the weekend of December 7-8 our parishes will hold the Retirement Fund for Religious collection, an annual appeal that benefits some 30,000 senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests.
As Christians, we are called to “serve...
Parish administrator Father Brian Lewis with support from parishioners helped erect a flagpole in time for Veterans Day at St. Benedict-St. Elizabeth of Hungary parishes.
Raising an American flag on Veterans Day were Deacon Hal Jopp, Father Lewis and parishioners...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Each year, the students flock to a hotel just outside of Washington. Like migrating birds signaling winter, you can tell the time of year by the arrival of the high schoolers, college students and young alumni...
BANGKOK — Calling migration “one of the principal moral issues” facing humanity today, Pope Francis thanked the government and people of Thailand for the way they’ve welcomed migrants and refugees, but he urged greater efforts to protect migrants and...
Sunday Scripture readings: Nov. 24, 2019
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
1) 2 Sm 5:1-3
Psalm: 122:1-5
2) Col 1:12-20
Gospel: Lk 23:35-43
A king about to conquer death
"One of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus" (Lk 23:39).
On an...