WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Those who stand up for the dignity of life in all its stages and want to see this respect for all life enshrined once again in U.S. law have a friend in the Pence family and...
WARSAW, Poland -- A new two-volume manuscript on political and social philosophy, authored by St. John Paul II in the 1950s, will dispel views of him as "an intellectual cut off from social concerns" and clarify his lifelong stance...
WILMINGTON – A furry green visitor from Philadelphia by way of the Galapagos Islands traveled to Wilmington on Jan. 16. The Phillie Phanatic made his way to St. Ann School to help celebrate the students’ success in the “Phanatic...
ROME -- Just as divisions in society grow when wealth is not shared, divisions within Christianity grow when the richness of gifts God has given to one Christian church or community are not recognized and shared, Pope Francis said.
"It...
WASHINGTON -- Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia, quoted from Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien to make a pro-life point during his homily at the Jan. 18 Mass that closed the Vigil for Life.
"In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of...
Respect, admiration, gratitude, loss, and love for a shepherd were palpable as members of the flock gathered to bid him farewell.
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Jan. 10, bells of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I....
WASHINGTON -- The two Supreme Court cases that legalized abortion virtually on demand in the United States were based on "deception," said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
"The late Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade,...
NEW YORK — Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15...
The results of the Diocese of Wilmington’s 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal are the highest amounts pledged and collected in the campaign’s 43-year history.
The Diocesan Development Office reported this week that the $5,326,910 pledged by Catholics in Delaware and the...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church’s work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide.
The Migrants and Refugees Section of the...