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Sunday Scripture readings, June 25, 2023, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13  Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35  Rom 5:12-15  Mt 10:26-33 Being Christian means not being afraid to affirm faith, love others How is your Ordinary Time going? After the intensity of...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican City judicial office has questioned officials that oversaw various Vatican offices when a 15-year-old Vatican schoolgirl disappeared in 1983, it said in a statement. In response to questions from journalists, the office of the Vatican's...
On Sunday, April 14th, 1912, Father Thomas Byles celebrated Mass aboard the Titanic, just four days into its historic maiden voyage. It was “Low Sunday,” the first Sunday after Easter, and the priest was heading to New York to...
MILLTOWN — Class was in session for school officials from around the Diocese of Wilmington at Saint Mark’s High School on June 20. They gathered for a daylong advancement seminar that addressed the challenges facing Catholic schools in enrollment and...
TRAUNSTEIN, Germany -- A pectoral cross of Pope Benedict XVI that was kept in the parish church of St. Oswald in Traunstein has been stolen, the KNA news agency reported June 20, when German police announced its disappearance. According to...
VATICAN CITY -- Scientists studying the cosmos should be willing to be surprised by what their research reveals about the immensity and complexity of the universe, Pope Francis said. "In science and in philosophy alike, we can be tempted to...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis had a 40-minute private meeting at the Vatican with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Holding banners calling for the release of political prisoners and respect for human rights in Cuba, a dozen people rallied at...
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called for "respect for the belief of others" at a noon Mass hours before the Los Angeles Dodgers honored a controversial drag group at its annual Pride Night event. "When God...
WASHINGTON -- The first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is an "opportunity to continue to strengthen the culture of life," Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, chair of the...
Building a "beloved community" -- a term popularized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- requires faith, the courage to "rediscover the humanity of others," and a willingness to live out church teaching, said experts at a...