VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church, in pursuit of "pastoral prudence," should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the church's teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said.
Writing in response to a...
It's officially midseason in the fall high school sports campaign, as trends and state tournament conjecture begins to take shape. A busy week on the fields and in the gymnasiums wraps up at Abessinio Stadium with some fun action...
DOVER — Dover ran for more than 300 yards, and its defense came up with big plays over and over, as the Senators defeated Salesianum, 27-16, in a battle of unbeaten teams in the state capital.
The Sals’ first offensive...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' message for World Communications Day 2024 will look at ways to ensure artificial intelligence is a tool that helps people communicate better and not a technology that drives people further from each other and...
BALTIMORE -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for Chapter 11 reorganization Sept. 29 to address "a great number of historic" child sex abuse claims it expects to face under a new Maryland law that lifts the statute of limitations...
The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Sept. 29 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, ahead of Maryland's Child Victims Act, which effective Oct. 1 repeals the statute of limitations for certain civil claims regarding sexual abuse.
In a...
VATICAN CITY -- Many of the prelates Pope Francis will make cardinals Sept. 30 will be taking part in the synod on synodality or have been very active in its preparatory phases as leaders of their dioceses.
Cardinals-designate Ángel Sixto...
Q: Is it always wrong in every case to lie? What about the so-called “little white lie?”' I’m thinking of situations where you tell a person something you know is false to spare their feelings, when they’re likely never...
Chesterton once wrote, “Newspapers not only deal with news, but they deal with everything as if it were entirely new.” There’s a lot of new talk surrounding synodality. But, insofar as synods have been an ancient model for Church...
Archbishop José H. Gomez
As I’ve been praying for the upcoming Synodal Assembly, which will be held in Rome Oct. 4–22 as part of the three-year Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis, I find myself reflecting on the diversity...