VATICAN CITY -- After moving the Vatican celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees from January to September, Pope Francis wants Catholics to understand how concern for migrants and refugees is part of a much broader Christian...
WASHINGTON -- This time, the U.S. Capitol came to students on a field trip.
St. Thomas More Catholic Academy -- in a Washington neighborhood about five miles from that national landmark -- hosted a Feb. 26 congressional hearing to mark...
VATICAN CITY -- What makes a politician "Catholic" is not party affiliation, but dedication to promoting the common good, particularly through listening to and empowering people who often are overlooked, Pope Francis said.
"I invite you to live your faith...
PHILADELPHIA -- While a graceful cascade of white snowflakes gently fell to the ground outside the chancery March 1, the staff of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia welcomed the new Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak to the archeparchy's pastoral center.
Standing...
ROME -- Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying to correct one's own faults and defects, Pope Francis said.
Reciting the Angelus prayer at noon March 3 with pilgrims...
WASHINGTON -- Just before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Maryland's Peace Cross -- which pays tribute to fallen World War I soldiers -- a few people on the steps of the court were confident the weathered monument...
VATICAN CITY -- Declaring that the Catholic Church is unafraid of history, Pope Francis announced that documents in the Vatican Secret Archives relating to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII will be open to scholars in 2020.
Researchers, particularly...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Taking care of those who are sick or struggling with illness requires taking care of the whole person -- including their spiritual needs, said.
Offering care and healing is focused not just on "the disease of...
Bishop Malooly, dozens of priests, deacons, religious women and several hundred worshippers got ahead of a pending winter storm in celebrating Mass for the closing of the sesquicentennial of the Diocese of Wilmington.
A soft snow began falling at the...
ST. GEORGES – Salesianum came out on fire in its battle against Sanford in the quarterfinal round of the DIAA boys basketball tournament on March 2. But the Sals' torrid shooting cooled after the first quarter, and the Warriors,...