By Emily Stimpson Chapman
Religious have it easy -- at least in some regards. Consider, for example, their vow of poverty.
Religious brothers, sisters and priests pledge a sacred oath that shields them from basements overrun by toys, cupboards overflowing...
By Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
As we welcome the new year, it’s a time for Catholics both to look back in reflection and to look ahead in hope. The year 2023 was marked by many significant events and initiatives...
By Jay Nies, The Catholic Missourian
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- For Deacon Seibert, Black Nativities and Santas celebrate a God who creates in all shades.
The deacon bought his first Black Nativity scene near St. Louis more than a quarter-century ago. He...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his spiritual closeness to the victims and all those affected by a mass shooting that killed 14 people and injured another 25 at a historic university in Prague, Czech Republic.
The pope was "deeply...
ST. GEORGES — It may not have come in the dominant fashion of their first two wins, but they won’t all be over the course of a high school basketball season. The St. Elizabeth boys had to overcome a...
BUENOS AIRES -- A second Nicaraguan bishop has been arrested after voicing spiritual support for imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, according to independent Nicaraguan media -- a detention illustrating the country’s unceasing persecution of the Catholic Church and...
WASHINGTON -- Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly heated anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions that also put Catholic Charities agencies -- and the church's...
To commemorate the 800th Anniversary of Christmas at Greccio, and for the plenary indulgence granted by Pope Francis for pilgrimage in its observance through Feb. 2, 2024, the faithful are invited to visit the Franciscan presence in Wilmington:
Sacred...
VATICAN CITY -- Like God's decision to be born in a manger tucked away from the world, good deeds done in silence can express God's love wherever they are performed, Pope Francis said.
Delivering his Christmas greeting to Vatican employees...
WILMINGTON — Matt Cross has taught at Padua Academy for going on 24 years, so he must have been quite the student himself in high school in his native Rochester, N.Y.
Or maybe not.
“I was not a good student in...