HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. -- It takes many willing hands to ease the grip of hunger in Somerset County.
Thanks to an innovative ministry at St. Joseph Parish in Hillsborough, dozens of them are holding tight to the wheel and cargo of...
The U.S. Catholic Conference of the Bishops has decided to close the U.S. operations of Catholic News Service.
As a CNS columnist of 40 years, I feel very blessed for the privilege of exploring ideas with my readers on how...
Preparing to write my final column for Catholic News Service, I wondered: Should I write about Christmas or a pro-life issue? Aware that Dec. 25 is only the beginning of the Christmas season, I thought, Why not both?
The Gospel...
When I was first asked to write this column four years ago, I was working for the Jesuits at Boston College. They introduced me to the tenet of Ignatian spirituality that we can "find God in all things."
I was...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Citing rising operating costs, declining enrollment and an increased need for institutional aid, officials at Holy Names University in Oakland said the school will close at the end of the academic year in May.
Efforts to partner...
VATICAN CITY -- Christ was born to touch people's hearts and show that love is the power that changes the course of history, Pope Francis said.
However, the faithful must ask themselves, "Do we want to stand at his side?...
A blessed Christmas season and Happy New Year from the staff of The Dialog.
The Dialog, the news arm of the Diocese of Wilmington, will not publish a Dec. 30 print edition during its regular publication week.
The last print edition...
VATICAN CITY -- The day after Christmas the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, which emphasizes how the story of Jesus' birth is not a "fairy tale," but a call to live as...
DENTON – More than 29 years ago, Amy Nicholls dedicated her unborn baby to the Blessed Mother.
That little girl, baptized Amanda Marie Krow, is now known as Sister Amanda Marie de Jesus. She’s beginning her novitiate at the Little...
The week between Christmas and New Year’s has become a flurry of activity for high school basketball teams, and most of the Catholic schools will be taking part in one of the holiday showcases going on around the region.
A...