VATICAN CITY -- As the October deadline approaches for the extension of the Vatican's agreement with the Chinese government, the newly appointed editor of the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization said the deal has been instrumental in...
VATICAN CITY-- Every year, for more than three decades, the Vatican tribunal dealing with matters of conscience has offered a course to help priests in their "ministry of mercy" as confessors.
The huge number of participants, from 500 to 800...
GULU, Uganda-- Sitting outside her shack made of iron sheet, Miriam, who is six months pregnant, pondered her fate as she stared at her friends in uniform walking home from school.
"I would be among them, but this pregnancy has...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Dorothy Elizabeth Real, formerly Sister Marie Patricia, died in Crozer-Chester Medical Center on Oct. 19. She was 87 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 63 years.
A...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. I've found myself rereading the council documents, since they are a treasure trove of insights about the liturgy, Scripture and the universal call to holiness,...
Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 23, 2022: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Sir 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalm 34:2-3, 17-19, 23
2) 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18 Gospel: Lk 18:9-14
Rather than asking God for his word, we might ask for his ear
In "The Tree...
WILMINGTON — Back in the fall of 2019, Ashley Kelly stood in front of a classroom full of freshmen at St. Elizabeth High School and talked to them about math.
“I was brand new. I was nervous as can be....
WILMINGTON — Jonathan Daniel had three goals and three assists to lead MOT Charter to a 9-0 win in boys soccer for MOT Charter over St. Elizabeth on Oct. 19 at Alapocas Run State Park.
The Mustangs got the scoring...
LVIV, Ukraine -- After Ukrainian women were released in a prisoner swap with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said their stories "simply break the heart, make the blood run cold in your veins."
"This war will go...
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis expressed his hope that a new center for Catholic-Jewish relations in Poland will "foster appreciation of the common heritage, not only of the two religions, but also of the two peoples."
Speaking to Polish pilgrims at...