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PARIS — At just 29, Sister Albertine Debacker is proving that habit and hashtag can go hand in hand. The French nun has become an unexpected but powerful voice for the church, reaching hundreds of thousands of young people where...
Thanks to the availability of instantaneous, global communication and our addiction to it, 21st century humans are permitted — perhaps condemned is a better word — to witness daily episodes of brutality and violence and, particularly over the past...
NEWARK — Two of the top volleyball programs in Delaware got together on Oct. 9, and three sets were not enough to decide a winner. Neither was four. Newark Charter and Saint Mark’s went the distance, five sets, before...
VATICAN CITY — Religious freedom is "a cornerstone of any just society" and contributes to building peace, Pope Leo XIV said. Welcoming a delegation to the Vatican Oct. 10 from Aid to the Church in Need, Pope Leo said the...
MILLTOWN — Chris Murphy, a 2011 graduate of Saint Mark’s High School and a member of two state championship baseball teams there, has been named the new coach of the Spartans. He succeeds the late Matt Smith, who was...
Thanks to the availability of instantaneous, global communication and our addiction to it, 21st century humans are permitted -- perhaps condemned is a better word -- to witness daily episodes of brutality and violence and, particularly over the past...
The words of "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You") -- the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 -- come from the pen of two pontiffs, Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV. With his...
VATICAN CITY -- Consecrated men and women can wake up the world, being small beacons of light pointing the way to God's plan of peace and salvation for humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. "Today, the church asks you to be...
ATLANTA -- Lawyers, former inmates and leaders of justice reform were among the nearly 140 participants who attended a restorative justice conference rooted in Catholic social teaching. Advocates from across the country shared "collective wisdom" to bring the concept back...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Pope Leo XIV sent a letter commending the work of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., to mark its 115th annual gathering Oct. 6-9 in San...