WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for a quarter century.
At issue in the case was whether Glossip...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will not hear a pair of cases that may have allowed sidewalk counselors and protesters at abortion clinics to get as close as 8 feet away from people entering them.
The decision denying review of...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' condition showed "further slight improvement" in the previous 24 hours, the Vatican said in its evening medical bulletin Feb. 26.
The "mild renal insufficiency" previously noted in the pope's condition "has receded," the bulletin said,...
Another important opportunity has arrived for Catholics to let their voices be heard in Delaware as another push for physician-assisted suicide is making its way through the state legislature.
Catholics at church this weekend will have the chance to send...
Scripture readings for March 2, 2025, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sir 27:4-7 Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 1 Cor 15:54-58 Lk 6:39-45
Have we been paying attention?
For the last couple weeks, the Sunday scriptures have given us a healthy dose of...
NEWARK — Optimism was high for the Saint Mark’s boys swimming team after a strong showing at the DIAA state championship meet on Feb. 22.
The Spartans celebrated their second-place trophy, and with good reason. The athletes knew coming in...
A Kansas military chaplain who served during two wars is a step further along the path to possible sainthood, thanks to a declaration made by Pope Francis, currently in Rome's Gemelli hospital for severe respiratory illness.
On Feb. 24, the...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Maryland has halted a Trump administration policy rescinding long-standing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
The...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Evelyn Grudza, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years, died Feb. 25 in Assisi House. She was 92.
Sister Evelyn, a Philadelphia native, ministered primarily in education and parish...
VATICAN CITY -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and divest ourselves," Pope Francis said in a message to 23 men from eight countries, including three from the United...