Bishop Malooly spoke out Aug. 21 about the most recent investigation of sexual abuse by clergy and insufficient action by church leaders and said he’s thankful that the diocese has not had any reported cases of inappropriate conduct in...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will meet survivors of sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland Aug. 25-26, but it will be up to the survivors to decide whether any information about the meeting will be released, said the...
CLEVELAND -- Joe Dawson is learning that there's a skill to cutting celery and it begins with how the chef's knife is held -- not by the handle but firmly above the sharpened blade.
Using a rocking motion, he carefully...
COCHIN, India -- The Catholic Church has joined relief efforts as unprecedented floods and landslides continue to wreak havoc in India's Kerala state, killing about 370 people within a week.
Ucanews.com reported that all 41 Catholic dioceses in the southern...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED – With school scheduled to start in less than a month, a group of students got a head start on the classroom experience at St. Edmond’s Academy earlier this month. They were part of “Academic Boot Camp,”...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Inquirer daily newspaper reported Aug. 16 that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is investigating allegations of sexual harassment from a former student at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
The paper reported that a letter with claims that a...
The Gospel of Matthew 19:17-22 tells the familiar story of the rich young man who wants to know what he must do to gain eternal life. Jesus' reply to him is, "keep the commandments." The young man, clearly a...
I can identify, a little at least, with the rich young man to whom Jesus says "sell what you have and give to poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me" (Mt 19-21). It...
Lazarus, a destitute man, is a central character in one of Jesus' best-known parables (Lk 16:19-31). The poor man's name reveals a great deal about him.
Actually, every person's name is revealing. A name possesses a unique, hidden power. Names...
"Become a beggar. That's what is lacking, learning to beg from those to whom we give," Pope Francis told youths when he visited the Philippines in January 2015. He meant he wanted the youths "to be evangelized by" those...