WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives has begun debate on a bill that will overturn at least nine pro-life policies, including reinstating taxpayer-funded abortion domestically and abroad, according to Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey.
The bill is H.R....
VATICAN CITY -- Like an orchestra conductor leading a symphony of different sounds and harmonies, the Holy Spirit creates a masterpiece of unity and communion that extols God's love, Pope Francis said.
In creating this harmony, the Holy Spirit "makes...
Never again.
How many times will we hear those words until it is true?
Will each of our communities, each of the people we hold dear have to experience loss at the hands of bigotry?
Never again, just one more time. And...
VATICAN CITY — Catholic young adults felt the hierarchy started listening to them in preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, and they will do whatever they can to make sure their voices continue to be...
QUEBEC CITY — A new law in Quebec prohibits the wearing of religious symbols or clothing by some government employees, including public school teachers, state lawyers, judges and police officers.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims announced June 17 it...
For many Catholics these days, bishops are like members of Congress. We may like ours but distrust the lot of them. To judge from the reaction of social media to the U.S. bishops’ June meeting, not a few tweeters...
WASHINGTON — An air of resignation and frustration overtook Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life panel as it discussed the ongoing clergy sexual abuse crisis. It was, moderator John Carr observed, the seventh time the...
TORONTO -- Basilian Father Thomas Rosica has resigned as CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, the latest chapter in a scandal that has embroiled him since February.
Rosica, the founding CEO of the Canadian Catholic television network Salt...
Diocese of Wilmington readers heard our request for local graduation photos and answered the call.
The first batch of reader-submitted photos came in earlier this month. A whole new crop rolled in shortly thereafter. We were happy to share them,...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must find ways to reach indigenous Catholics deprived of the sacraments in the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, and that may include ordaining married elders, said the working document for the...