By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
Archdiocese of New York
It took place only a couple of days after I was ordained auxiliary bishop of my home archdiocese of St. Louis, back in 2001. De Smet Jesuit High School had invited me...
Before 2023 becomes a memory, I want to salute a significant 30th anniversary. Thirty years ago, St. John Paul II published an encyclical on morality called “Veritatis Splendor” (The Splendor of Truth). This was the first time a pope...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Joe Johnson realizes that not everyone is as fortunate as he is, and he has tried to do something about it.
The St. Mary Magdalen eighth-grader turned some of his good fortune into an opportunity for others....
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a former top Vatican official, met privately with Pope Francis Dec. 29, about a month after reports that Pope Francis wanted to stop giving him a monthly salary and would ask...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's affirmation that a priest can give an informal blessing to a gay couple who asks for one is not a first step toward the Catholic Church recognizing same-sex marriages, said Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández,...
WILMINGTON — Archmere’s girls basketball team took control in the second quarter, outscoring Medgar Evers College Prep (N.Y.), 15-4, on the way to a 53-39 win at the Viking Invitational on Dec. 28 at the St. E Center. The...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Amid ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military -- despite the Christmas season -- Christian clergymen in the Middle East are decrying attacks on their community's dwindling numbers.
"It was sad, but hopeful to...
TREASURE CAY, Abaco, Bahamas -- The parishioners of this Hurricane Dorian-ravaged island due east of South Florida are once again celebrating the Christmas season in their church -- thanks in part to Florida Catholics.
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau...
She isn’t sure of exactly how many in total over the years, but Glenda Spearman says she has conferred “a lot” of baptisms. She estimates she does 15 to 20 per year.
As senior staff chaplain at Ann & Robert...
I know that as soon as the last present has been unwrapped and the last carol has been sung, many thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions.
When I worked in a bookstore, back in the pre-Amazon stone age, the day...