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...
WASHINGTON—Registration for the Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry (V Encuentro) will launch on February 20, 2018. In September, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will convene a historic ecclesial gathering of 3,000 Hispanic/Latino Ministry leaders/delegates from dioceses, ecclesial...
BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank -- Retired Bishop Placido Rodriguez of Lubbock, Texas, remembers the smell of woodworking and the feel of wood in his hands from when he was a child in his family furniture factory in Celaya, Mexico.
"Here...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Catholic coaches and players of the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have clear game plans for making Sunday Mass in the midst of prepping for big games each week.
Msgr. Mike Foley and Father Tom...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For Terry Forliti, a series of traumatic events as a teenager -- being raped by her boss, her friend dying in a car accident and her parents divorcing -- spurred heavy drug use that carried...
We live in a world where going faster implies getting more. Highways continue to devise additional reminders to slow down and remind us that it’s better to arrive alive than not at all. Internet providers vie to be the...