An eminent passenger departed at night from Rome's Quirinal Palace Nov. 24, 1848, unrecognizable as his carriage proceeded. He resembled any mid-19th-century Italian country priest.
It was the historic night Blessed Pius IX fled Rome in disguise, not knowing what...
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change."
In pointing us to acceptance, the Serenity Prayer directs us to the heart of life.
In the book "Learning the Virtues: That Lead You to God," author Father Romano...
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of what promises to be one of the most contentious election seasons in modern U.S. history, a panel of religious leaders at Georgetown University advised Oct. 2 that Christians should look to the Gospel, not just...
By Katie Prejean McGrady
The kid was tired, rubbing his eyes with tiny fists, lips quivering as tears began to well up because he couldn’t get comfortable. Who can, really? Airplanes aren’t designed for comfort, even if you snag an...
The giving spirit of an Archmere Academy student who died tragically two years ago was recalled recently when a foundation established in his name distributed funds to local schools to support the performing arts.
Anthony Penna, 17, died Oct. 3,...
WILMINGTON — A few things happened in St. Elizabeth’s soccer game Oct. 10 against Howard that had not occurred before this season for the Vikings. The biggest difference, and the one that mattered most, was that when the final...
BERLIN, Md. — Representatives from the Knights of Columbus Ocean City Council No. 9053 held their annual soccer challenge at Most Blessed Sacrament School on Sept. 27. The challenge offers students the opportunity to compete to reach an international...
WILMINGTON — Of all the new principals in the Diocese of Wilmington this year or probably most years, few are as familiar with their school as Mary McClory. The new leader at Padua Academy has served as a teacher,...
VATICAN CITY — Lay men and women involved in ministry have been fundamental in spreading the Gospel and furthering the Catholic Church’s mission in the Amazon, a Brazilian bishop said.
Bishop Wilmar Santin of Itaituba, told journalists at a Vatican...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Edmund J. Whalen, vicar for clergy for the Archdiocese of New York, and Msgr. Gerardo J. Colacicco, a parish pastor in Millbrook, N.Y., as auxiliary bishops for the New York Archdiocese.
He also...