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VATICAN CITY -- For the first time, the International Olympic Committee has invited a Vatican delegation not only to take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Games, but also to attend its general meeting as...
WASHINGTON -- Many people looking at their February calendars are doing a double-take with Ash Wednesday falling on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day.
The two days, steeped in tradition, don't have too much in common beyond their religious roots. Valentine's Day,...
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) Jb 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalm: 147:1-6
2) 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23
Gospel: Mk 1:29-39
Readings for dark times
Today we hear from Job, who lost all his children in a disaster and contracted a painful disease. I picture him...
Dialog reporter
CHESTER, Md. – Paige Bailey is very excited for a special prom next Friday, Feb. 9, more so than she was when she attended the prom at Kent Island High School last year.
“She realizes this one is really...
Dialog reporter
CHILDS, Md. — Sister Mary Bertha Hennessy, the last of the five Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales who founded the order’s ministry in the United States, died Jan. 28 in Childs. Born in England of Irish...
Diocese of Wilmington priest John A. Sarro — who has been barred from ministry since 1997 — was indicted this week for having sexual intercourse with a minor in the early 1990s.
Sarro, 76, was among 20 priests in 2006...
PHILADELPHIA -- A friendly wager between the archbishops of Philadelphia and Boston for Super Bowl LII Feb. 4 in Minneapolis between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots will benefit needy people in both cities.
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of...
EDITOR'S NOTE: As is customary, President Donald Trump illustrated acts of courage by numerous people throughout his State of the Union speech. Presidents since Ronald Reagan have chosen to invite people who have demonstrated specific acts of bravery, courage...
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez urged the crowd at the archdiocesan "V Encuentro"Jan. 27 to bring "the people of our times to a new encounter with Jesus Christ and the mercy and love of God."
He...
St. Anthony of Padua Church invites people to participate in its 2018 presentation of the Via Crucis, a live re-enactment of the last days of Christ by area schoolchildren.
The one-hour performance, blending traditional music, pantomime, and the words of...