The arrival of the Magi may be the most famous part of Matthew's infancy narrative.
What are some little-known elements in both scriptural and traditional accounts of the Magi?
They were three kings, right? Not so. Matthew says only "Magi," but...
The small plane flew to the Atlantic coast of Panama, stopping on a landing strip at water's edge. I was on that plane with my sister and brother-in-law, visiting the Kuna people of the San Blas Archipelago.
Although the people...
Journalism had a huge year in 2018. The profession whose task it is to shine a light on events has itself been in the spotlight.
Is journalism a Catholic issue? Absolutely. It’s a moral issue, a First Amendment issue and...
WILMINGTON - Ber'Nyah Mayo came into St. Elizabeth's girls basketball game against fifth-ranked Sussex Central needing 21 points to reach the 1000-point milestone. The guard junior scored 25 to lead the fourth-ranked Vikings to 74-36 win on Jan. 4...
WASHINGTON -- The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, calling the organization "an American Catholic cultural icon," said senators have no business questioning a federal judicial nominee's membership in the Knights over its support for church teaching on...
DUBLIN — The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country's new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has "no moral force" and it "must be resisted" by Catholics.
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, who also is president...
VATICAN CITY — The clerical abuse crisis and the "crisis of credibility" it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. church and to a temptation to look for administrative solutions to problems that...
WASHINGTON -- German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising called for change in long-standing church tradition as the German bishops' conference prepares for a workshop debate to "review" the issue of celibacy for priests.
In his homily at New...
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be morally acceptable if the uterus could not sustain a pregnancy, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Affirming past indications as...
January dawns, fresh and clean. The beginning of a new year.
Although Advent is technically our new year in the church, January offers another jump-start -- a chance to change and a renewed resolve to eat better, exercise more or...