WASHINGTON -- Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement after 12 days of warfare, President Donald Trump announced on social media June 23 -- a day after Pope Leo XIV warned world leaders they were headed for an "irreparable...
Amid the Trump administration's crackdowns on unauthorized immigration -- which have included daily arrest quotas -- a clergy visit to immigration court in San Diego was a way to show "God is with us," and "he never abandons us,"...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, in a move that comes amid repeated pleas from Pope Leo XIV and other church leaders for peace and dialogue in ending multiple conflicts throughout the world, including...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite living with a disability, those with special needs often bear a broad smile.
But when others who don't understand what makes them special in the eyes of God are unkind, that smile can flee their faces...
ROME -- In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said.
A procession with the Eucharist is...
Sister Mary Elizabeth Cassidy, a Benedictine sister formerly known as Sister Regina Marie, died June 5. She was 98 and had been a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely, Md., since 1954.
Sister Mary Elizabeth was born in Wilmington...
ALTADENA, Calif. -- In the midst of what felt like death and destruction in fire-ravaged Altadena, a spiritual sign of life appeared the evening of Friday, June 20: a monstrance containing the Eucharist carried through the streets in one...
Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine Liturgy.
At least 20 were killed and more than 60 injured that Sunday after an attacker, reported to be...
NEWARK – Ten players and two cheerleaders represented Catholic high schools at the 69th annual Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game, which took place June 20 at Delaware Stadium. The game, pitting seniors from the northern part of Delaware against those...
WILMINGTON – The Italian Festival returned to the grounds of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Wilmington from June 8-15. Patrons from around the region filled the midway for games and rides, and there was plenty of food and...