ROME — Drawing attention to the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease, Pope Francis made an afternoon visit to a community of group homes designed to keep residents active and living as normal a life as possible.
The pope's...
Quotes of the Day:
“The growing number of marginalized people living in situations of extreme precariousness is a fact that calls to us and demands zealous solidarity to offer them the material and spiritual support they need. At the same...
Nearly all the high school sports being played this week happens from Monday-Wednesday because of the Easter break, but there are a few worth highlighting. In girls action, St. Mark's will be a busy place on Tuesday, with lacrosse,...
Quotes of the Day:
“On each occasion I say: ‘Lord, thy will be done! It’s not what this or that one wants, but what You want me to do.’ This is my fortress, this is my firm rock, this is...
WASHINGTON -- Polls of workers, surveys of employers and even informal conversations on Capitol Hill show strong support for a formal paid family leave policy. Getting there is a different story.
Three bills have been introduced in Congress in recent...
"God Is Young: A Conversation with Thomas Leoncini" by Pope Francis. Random House (New York, 2018). 128 pp., $26.
"The Art of Forming Young Disciples: Why Youth Ministries Aren't Working and What to Do About It" by Everett Fritz. Sophia...
Quotes of the Day:
“Here the whole world (stars, water, air,
And field, and forest, as they were
Reflected in a single mind)
Like cast off clothes was left behind
In ashes, yet with hopes that she,
Re-born from holy poverty,
In lenten lands, hereafter may
Resume...
WASHINGTON -- The perfect pitch Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw prior to a Chicago White Sox game last summer not only went viral but is still out of the park.
First, there was a bobblehead in her image and...
DOVER — Cape Henlopen ambushed Salesianum by scoring the first five goals of their boys lacrosse showdown on April 12, and although the Sals eventually got to within one goal with plenty of time left on the clock, the...
VATICAN CITY -- The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has banned a Legionaries of Christ priest from publicly exercising his priestly ministry for 10 years after he was convicted in Chile of sexually abusing a young girl.
Irish-born...