VATICAN CITY -- Some 3,000 charismatic Catholics living in the Persian Gulf gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for praise and worship and to reflect on God's call to "be holy, for I am holy."
Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will deliver Pope Francis' speech to the U.N. climate conference, COP28, and will help inaugurate a faith pavilion after the pope canceled his trip due to health concerns.
The pope...
GREENVILLE — Saint Mark’s and Smyrna went back and forth in their girls basketball season opener on Nov. 30, with the final lead change coming early in the fourth quarter as the Spartans opened the Val Karch coaching era...
Q: When I was a kid we put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and took it down a day or two after Christmas. As an adult, I put the tree up a day or two after Thanksgiving...
WILMINGTON — Padua hosted Ursuline in the teams’ basketball opener on Nov. 30, and the Raiders opened up a big lead in an eventual 67-47 win over the improved Pandas.
Both teams got off to slow starts, with the shooting...
By Bert Ghezzi
Advent prepares us for Jesus' coming at Christmas and for his coming into our lives afresh. And no one knows how to get ready to welcome Christ better than the saints.
They express their love for him by...
Christina Rosetti’s poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, is a Christmas classic.
“In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. . .”
As Advent begins and the first wintry weather sets in, those...
An Advent tradition among Eastern Catholics has taken on a deeper meaning amid Russia's war on Ukraine.
The Fast of St. Philip, also known as the Philippian or Nativity Fast, is observed by Eastern Catholics and Christians worldwide.
The fast --...
VATICAN CITY -- Although he had an aide read his prepared talk to the people who had organized World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis had a few memories and questions he wanted to share himself.
"Thank you, thank...
PHILADELPHIA — Every day, the families of 47 children find out their young one has been diagnosed with cancer. A group from Archmere Academty is involved in a pilot program in advanced cancer research that could put them at...