MILLTOWN — Chris Murphy, a 2011 graduate of Saint Mark’s High School and a member of two state championship baseball teams there, has been named the new coach of the Spartans. He succeeds the late Matt Smith, who was...
Thanks to the availability of instantaneous, global communication and our addiction to it, 21st century humans are permitted -- perhaps condemned is a better word -- to witness daily episodes of brutality and violence and, particularly over the past...
The words of "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You") -- the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 -- come from the pen of two pontiffs, Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV.
With his...
VATICAN CITY -- Consecrated men and women can wake up the world, being small beacons of light pointing the way to God's plan of peace and salvation for humanity, Pope Leo XIV said.
"Today, the church asks you to be...
ATLANTA -- Lawyers, former inmates and leaders of justice reform were among the nearly 140 participants who attended a restorative justice conference rooted in Catholic social teaching.
Advocates from across the country shared "collective wisdom" to bring the concept back...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Pope Leo XIV sent a letter commending the work of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., to mark its 115th annual gathering Oct. 6-9 in San...
Five months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has promulgated his first official document, making as his own the draft of a text unfinished by his predecessor.
Described as an exercise in "continuity" with Pope Francis, the apostolic exhortation is...
Q: I read online that a married Catholic needs their bishop's permission to separate from their spouse. My husband abandoned our family to live with his girlfriend. How can I get our bishop to make him come back home?
A:...
Why do we want to learn about the dark times, the ugly times, in our country? It is a relevant question today, as museum displays and park exhibits are being censored for being unduly negative about shameful moments in...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation "Dilexi Te" ("I have loved you"), was promulgated Oct. 9, the feast day of St. John Henry Newman. Here are nine things to know about the document.
-- 1. "Dilexi Te" is...