Imagine spending your life contained inside an opaque bubble. Everything that you need -- or, at least, everything that you think that you need -- is there in the bubble with you.
You were placed within the bubble when you...
Clergy sexual abuse has mutilated the church. It has scourged Christ's body. Like a rock dropped in the water, the ripples stretch out far, and they continue to reach far beyond the sins perpetrated in darkness.
And, naturally, this devastating...
LIVERPOOL, England -- The Church of England is weighing plans to exhume and enshrine the head of St. Thomas More , the patron saint of statesmen and politicians, in time for the 500th anniversary of his 1535 martyrdom.
Years after...
WASHINGTON -- The Senate took up for consideration a request from the White House to rescind approximately $9 billion in previously appropriated funds for international aid programs and public broadcasting, among other cuts. However, Senate negotiators likely will reject...
A full excavation began July 14 at a site near a former mother-and-baby home in the west of Ireland, believed to be the final resting place of up to 800 infants.
The infants died in the home -- run on...
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh's new shepherd, Bishop Mark A. Eckman, remarked in his homily at his July 14 installation Mass that earlier, ahead of the afternoon liturgy, he had prayed with the diocese's priests and told them, "All I ever...
From Boston to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, faithful across the nation are reaching out to bring material and spiritual aid to those impacted by the devastating July 4 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country.
The deluge has so far killed...
WASHINGTON -- As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.
A record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is generally a good...
Catholic scouts have several new achievements to aim for, including a Pope Leo XIV patch.
The Religious Activities Committee of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting has announced five new religious activity programs, which enable scouts to learn more about...
The Burke Council #11285 of the Knights of Columbus from St. Michael the Archangel in Georgetown and Mary Mother of Peace in Millsboro held their annual Diaper Drive weekend of June 21-22.
Thanks to overwhelming support from parishioners, the Knights...