WASHINGTON -- In the wake of recent mass shootings that have devastated local communities and the nation at large, several U.S. bishops, women's religious orders and Catholic organizations have called for stricter federal gun control measures, while state Catholic...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.
In a decree published June 2 by the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Catholic hospital's campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the scene of the country's 233rd mass shooting of the year June 1, leaving four dead, including a doctor, who had treated the gunman for back pain.
Tulsa authorities...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis sent well-wishes to Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning British monarch began the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of her coronation as well as the public celebration of her birthday.
"On the joyful occasion of...
WILMINGTON — Archmere’s boys lacrosse team stayed close to Cape Henlopen for half of their DIAA semifinal tilt June 1 at Abessinio Stadium, but the Vikings turned up the heat in the second half on the way to a...
Sunday Scripture readings, June 5, 2022: Pentecost
1) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-31, 34
2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 Gospel: Jn 20:19-23
Are we open to the Spirit?
If anyone were to ask whether there is a picture that captures what...
Holy Rosary Parish in Claymont traditionally holds its carnival the week of Memorial Day. The event returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The first few nights featured hot weather, but that didn't keep...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles.
Bishop Quinn, who has headed the Diocese of Winona-Rochester for 13...
CLAYMONT — Archmere had cut the Saint Mark's lead to 2-1 in their DIAA girls Division II semifinal matchup June 1 in Claymont with 27 minutes to go. But any momentum the second-seeded Auks had gained disappeared in an...
By Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for a resolution to the blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, condemning the use of a staple food “as a weapon of war.”
“Of great concern is the blockade of grain exports from...