Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for -- mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around -- I am particularly thankful that none of our family members will be...
VATICAN CITY -- With Ukraine's first lady seated in the front row, Pope Francis told people at his general audience that it is "a shameful tragedy for all humanity" that Russia's war on Ukraine has lasted more than 1,000...
As the Catholic church stresses the importance of praying for the Holy Souls during the month of November, the students of Aquinas Academy traveled to the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery to remember the dearly departed.
Aquinas Academy also provided its...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3.
The pope will canonize...
Scripture readings for Nov. 24, 2024, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Dn 7:13-14 Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33b-37
One thing is clear from this Sunday's gospel: Pontius Pilate is a man looking for...
If it seems like a long lead-up to Thanksgiving this year, that's because it is. The holiday will be celebrated on the latest possible date this month, creating what feels like an unusual mid-November lull. The turkeys might be...
PHILADELPHIA -- After back-to-back natural disasters in recent weeks, the Cuban people "are suffering immense hardships and … need our help," said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia.
On Nov. 10, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook the eastern end of the...
WASHINGTON -- Catholic organizations have reiterated their "solidarity with immigrants" and shared what the first 100 days of a second Trump administration may bring on immigration policy.
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on hardline immigration policies, including his call for mass...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with Heather Khym, author of "Encountering Emmanuel: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation."
Heather Khym is the cohost of the internationally popular Abiding Together...
Q: Is Dec. 9 a day of obligation? Is this rule new? Is it just for America? (Rochester, New York)
A: Normally Dec. 9 is not a holy day of obligation, but it is this year in the United States...