Jan. 1, the day when we begin a new year, is the World Day of Peace for the Catholic Church. Inspired by St. John XXIII, St. Paul VI established the annual celebration in 1967.
In his encyclical letter "Pacem in...
Father Paul Seil experienced a Christmas unlike any other in his 67 years of life in Buffalo, New York.
In the midst of the multiday blizzard that paralyzed parts of western New York, Father Seil, chaplain for the Buffalo Fire...
VATICAN CITY -- Saying that retired Pope Benedict XVI was "very sick," Pope Francis asked people to offer special prayers for him.
"I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for emeritus Pope Benedict," Pope Francis...
VATICAN CITY -- The most important question a Christian can ask when making any decision in life is "where the greatest love is to be found," Pope Francis wrote in a letter marking the 400th anniversary of St. Francis...
WILMINGTON — The South Fayette (Pa.) girls basketball team sprinted to a layup off the opening tip during their visit to the St. E Center on Dec. 27, and the Lions ran their way to a 68-51 victory over...
WILMINGTON – Archmere's girls basketball shook off a slow start at the Viking Invitational, getting the inside offense going and clamping down on defense in a 41-29 victory over Polytech on Dec. 27 in the opening game of the...
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...