WASHINGTON -- In a live morning broadcast on Twitter Dec. 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he was not told directly by the Vatican that he has been laicized.
"I'm haven't received any communication from...
'Tis the season to ponder the dual nature of Jesus Christ -- his true divinity and true humanity -- as we celebrate his incarnation and birth.
There is another dual nature of Christ, though, that we strive to reflect in...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he became physically or mentally impaired and unable to fulfill the duties of the papacy.
In an...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed two Washington archdiocesan priests, Msgr. Juan R. Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, as auxiliary bishops of their archdiocese.
Bishop-designate Esposito-Garcia, who turns 49 Jan. 10, is currently serving as an official in the Dicastery...
It’s a light week for high school sports among the Catholic high schools, but there are a few games of note heading into Christmas. Salesianum basketball will meet a Philadelphia Catholic League power as part of a showcase event...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth got off to a white-hot start against Overbrook (Pa.) on Dec. 17 at the Winter Showcase at Howard High School. The Vikings blistered the net for 25 points in the first quarter and did not...
A blessed, light-filled Advent to you! I am certainly enjoying my Advent wreath, the warm glow from the first-week, first-lit purple candle, and the sparkle of votives on either side of my creche.
Because of some scheduled eye surgery, I...
These are dangerously murky times. Passionate voices ring out all over; few listen to each other. We risk losing one another as forces pull and push us apart, like the sudden crush in a crowd, when people going different...
PHILADELPHIA -- Scholars of Jewish-Christian relations are urging churches in the U.S. to "a national reckoning of the soul" amid what they are describing as "the greatest crisis of public antisemitism in a century" in the U.S.
The Council of...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline scored the first 22 points of the game and was never threatened in a 70-23 win over Padua on Dec. 15 at Laffey-McHugh Gymnasium. It was the Raiders’ home opener, and an enthusiastic crowd was on...