Diocese of Wilmington priest John A. Sarro, under indictment for having sexual intercourse with a minor in the early 1990s, died on Monday at a nursing home, according to diocesan spokesman Robert G. Krebs.
Sarro, 76, had suffered a lengthy...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The presence in the United States of about 3,000 priests and religious from countries in Africa is a great contribution to the U.S., said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.
That fact "makes me...
VATICAN CITY — A leading expert on the cloth believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus dismissed a new study claiming that blood patterns on the shroud are not consistent with those left by a crucified person.
In an...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Although Adrian Paz of Denison, Iowa, was pleased that attendance had increased at this year’s Hispanic charismatic congress, real-world issues may have kept some away.
“Word was there might be ICE agents coming today,” he...
WASHINGTON -- Amid controversy caused by a Vatican official's assertions that priests "have no credibility" in marriage preparation, representatives from dioceses across the United States maintain that both priests and laity have integral roles in the process.
"It's not an...
MANCHESTER, England -- A priest who offered a rosary and benediction service in reparation for a gay pride parade in Scotland has been fired as a university chaplain.
Glasgow Caledonian University announced that Father Mark Morris would not be returning...
BALTIMORE -- As a 44-person choir rehearsed "O God, How Manifest Are Your Works" before a celebration concert, Paulist Father Ricky Manalo bounced on his feet as he stood next to the piano.
After the choir ran through his song,...
CORDOVA, Md. – This year’s St. Joseph’s Church Jousting Tournament will mark its 150th anniversary Aug. 1 while bidding farewell to a prominent aspect of the annual festival.
Riders and their horses have converged on the grounds of the church,...
By FATHER JOSEPH MPR COCUCCI
The definition of the word “fracture” is “the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.” You can fracture a bone; you can fracture a marble statue; you can fracture a glass window. You...
ROME (CNS) -- While Rome always has been a city of beauty that highlights both the past and the present, a quaint and unusual bar nestled in the heart of the Eternal City has taken that concept to new...