OAK ORCHARD -- The tones linger in the air almost like a softly-spoken prayer.
Parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel in Georgetown and Mary Mother of Peace Church in Oak Orchard have begun a popular handbell choir. The parish (both...
VATICAN CITY-- Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the suffering being endured by the people of Ukraine today and the need for peace...
VATICAN CITY-- The Vatican's financial watchdog agency said that more financial transactions flagged as suspicious in 2021 than in the previous year was an indication that stringent policies aimed at transparency were working.
The 2021 annual report of the Supervisory...
He records everything in the notebook. Red flowers. Purple flowers. Yellow flowers. Ant hills. Cardinals. The one and only cactus in the neighborhood in front of the red house on the corner. My 7-year-old son Chase puts everything he...
"Trust me."
If there's one comical mistake I've made over and over again as a father, it's saying those words to my children out loud.
I still carry the guilt of the time I handed a "sweet" chicken leg to my...
BETHESDA, Md. -- Recently back home after joining his World Central Kitchen's outreach in war-torn Ukraine, Chef José Andrés addressed the class of 2022 at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda June 9.
He shared lessons he...
WASHINGTON-- Arizona's Catholic bishops and other Catholic opponents of the death penalty spoke out against the June 8 execution of Frank Atwood, just as they did for the May 11 execution of Clarence Dixon, another Arizona death-row prisoner.
The two...
VATICAN CITY-- Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatican press office.
Matteo Bruni, director of the press office, did not mention whether the...
PORTLAND, Ore. — In response to ongoing mass shootings around the nation, St. Anthony Parish in Tigard, Oregon, held a prayer service June 7 called a "lament for gun violence."
The event drew a small group that hopes to link...
The Memorial Day parade in Wilmington made its way past the Diocese of Wilmington chancery building at 1925 Delaware Avenue.
Four-year-old Mina Schweiger, a resident of the neighborhood, was thrilled to see a familiar face in motorcycle Officer Sam Smith....