We know what kind of person the infant Jesus born on the first Christmas would be in adult life: someone known for drawing near to others and walking with them in their actual lives.
The Gospel of Luke shows the...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Annunciation -- the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear God's son — was such a tremendous, history-changing event that preaching about it is extremely difficult, Pope Francis said.
So, when the Gospel...
NEW YORK -- Though he may lack a pineapple in which to dwell, "Aquaman" (Warner Bros.), as his name suggests, spends much of his time under the sea.
Viewers taking the plunge to follow his adventures will be treated to...
PHILADELPHIA — Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker's desk can all weigh heavily on the scale at this time of year.
According to a 2016 study by Cornell University and Finland's Tampere...
GLASGOW – Gabby Liberio took an inbounds pass from Aubrey Ennis and laid in the winning field goal as time expired as Upper Darby (Pa.) edged St. Mark's, 52-51, in girls basketball at the Dragon Winter Classic at Glasgow...
VATICAN CITY -- Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said.
"If Christmas...
DUBLIN — Although Ireland's new abortion law takes effect Jan. 1, by mid-December only 8 percent of family doctors had signed up to provide the terminations.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins signed the legislation into law Dec. 20, paving the...
VATICAN CITY — Acknowledging the gravity of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis told members of the Roman Curia that the church's strength does not depend on its members' perfection, but on the willingness to recognize its failings...
ASTON, Pa. – Sister Ursula Tisdall, who ministered for 22 years in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Dec. 13 in Assisi House. She was 85 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia...
AMMAN, Jordan — Several Mideast-based Christians working on the Syria crisis have joined a growing chorus about U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull some 2,000 American troops from Syria. They say it puts Christians at risk and could...