VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church, through its priests, deacons and lay experts, must do more to listen to, comfort and assist those who feel troubled, tempted, cursed or possessed, said an Italian exorcist.
Even if those seeking help do...
Our Lenten Journey, March 23, 2019
Quotes of the Day:
“Once a person learns to read the signs of love and thus to believe it, love leads him into the open field wherein he himself can love. If the prodigal son...
NEW YORK -- Wit, positive messages and lavish production values buoy the origin story "Captain Marvel" (Disney). While some of the mythos in this adaptation of various strands of Marvel Comics lore, as well as other considerations, make it...
ASTON, Pa. — Archmere collected 11 hits, seven for extra bases, and Jack Nielsen and Dan Storm combined to allow just three hits as the Auks defeated First State Military, 14-0, in five innings on March 22. It was...
DUBLIN -- Under new plans being considered, Irish seminarians would spend most of their time working in parishes rather than in the traditional seminary environment.
The plans would allow for more time involved in active pastoral work alongside priests and...
VATICAN CITY -- Access to clean, fresh water is a fundamental human right that must be defended, especially in poor areas where men, women and children are suffering the deadly effects of climate change, Pope Francis said.
In a message...
VIENNA -- The Austrian bishops' conference is the most recent Catholic institution to say it will divest from fossil fuels.
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, conference chairman, said in a March 22 statement announcing the decision that church finances "must...
WASHINGTON — A new piece of legislation endorsed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos could put Catholic or other religious schools within reach of many families who would otherwise not be able to afford them.
The plan, called “Education Freedom...
DUBLIN — An Irish bishop has criticized Catholics who identify as “faith-filled” while spreading fear and mistrust of immigrants, particularly those who are Muslims.
Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, chairman of the Council for Life of the Irish bishops’ conference,...
MONTREAL — Father Claude Grou, rector of St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, was stabbed during a Mass March 22. The motive for the attack remains unknown.
He was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition, said a...