Msgr. Daniel Joseph McGlynn, 84, passed away on the evening of Jan. 1. He was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 1939, a son of the late John and Alice (McKendry) McGlynn.
He received his early education at the Ascension...
The music ministry of St. Joseph Parish in Middletown will present a Cantata, “Way of the Cross,” on Sunday, Feb. 18, 4 pm, featuring the parish choir, cantors and orchestra.
The work will feature John Sposato as reader and Father...
VATICAN CITY -- While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican's guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not deny their priests the possibility of discerning and imparting blessings on people who ask for...
VATICAN CITY-- Help "de-weaponize" the way language is used in the media by being respectful to others and fostering greater understanding and peace between people, Pope Francis told a group of Catholics journalists from Germany.
"How many conflicts today, instead...
The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency health care law to require hospitals in Texas to perform emergency abortions, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Jan. 2. The ruling deals a blow to the Biden administration's...
Our sweetest not-such-a-baby anymore turns 20 months old this month. Like any proud mama, I could write an entire column on John Francis’s adorable qualities, like his propensity to silly dance anytime he catches a whiff of a beat,...
On this Catholic Forum Video interview, Stephanie Kelton, Fund Development and Public Relations Manager for Catholic Charities, talks with Jennifer Trager, Program Manager of Catholic Charities' Seton Center located in Princess Anne in Somerset County, on Maryland's Lower Eastern...
Sunday Scripture readings for Jan. 7, 2024, Feast of the Epiphany
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12
Story of the Magi reminds us that an encounter with Jesus changes everything
On a Sunday that centers on...
By Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
With sadness, but with faith in the Resurrection, we announce that our brother, Rev. Robert D. Ashenbrenner, OSFS, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024. Father Ashenbrenner recently celebrated his 97th birthday surrounded...
ROME -- An Italian Catholic priest has been excommunicated for having publicly committed "an act of a schismatic nature" while celebrating Mass at his parish near Livorno.
The priest, Father Ramon Guidetti, dedicated his homily Dec. 31 to marking the...