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VATICAN CITY -- The Jesuit priest who helped produce "The Pope's Exorcist" said horror movie fans will be in for "a fun ride" with the new film that stars Russell Crowe. Jesuit Father Edward J. Siebert, founder and president of...
VATICAN CITY -- St. John Paul II's longtime aide denied the "vile insinuations" that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican...
WILMINGTON — Luke Trout scattered four hits and struck out 12 to help St. Elizabeth get past Newark, 7-1, at Canby Park on April 13. It was the Vikings’ fourth win in their last five outings. Trout walked two batters...
Q: Do I have to accept apparitions like Fatima and follow its rules? (Hauppauge, N.Y.) A: Apparitions such as Fatima and Lourdes, along with mystical writings of various visionary saints such as St. Faustina's diary, are considered "private revelations." This...
“Jesus is risen and we shall arise: give God the glory! Alleluia!” It was on the final note of that refrain Easter morning that my almost 4-year-old daughter, Anne, let her voice ring through the cathedral — and keep ringing for...
Becoming a Roman Catholic was one of the best decisions I ever made, and certainly the most life-changing. But in truth I had only a vague notion of the deep waters I was wading into. What would have been...
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court April 12 froze portions of a federal judge's ruling suspending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a medication abortion pill, ruling that the drug can remain on the market but under...
A bill in Florida that supporters say would crack down on illegal immigration in the Sunshine State has prompted concerns from some faith leaders that it could criminalize some ministries that serve the state's migrant population. The legislation comes...
DENTON — During February, about 35,000 villagers in northern Tanzania were able to pump fresh, clean water for the first time in their rural communities. It’s a far cry from the daily two- to five-mile trek to mud holes where...
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis has chosen "His mercy is from age to age," a passage from the Gospel of Luke, as the theme for the 2023 celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. On the world day,...