VATICAN CITY -- As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their faith or prevent them from helping others grow, Pope Francis said.
"In her heart, in her...
I think New Year’s resolutions are silly.
Under the guise of “get healthy” and “better yourself” we establish arbitrary (and often unrealistic) goals to eat less, move around more, spend less time on our phone, etc.
One year, I resolved to...
VATICAN CITY -- In situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Presenting its annual list of missionaries...
WILMINGTON — Polytech’s boys basketball team had been here before. Just a day before, in fact. On Dec. 29, the Panthers mounted a furious comeback to defeat Devon Prep (Pa.) in the Viking Invitational, earning a shot at the...
WILMINGTON — The St. Elizabeth girls’ basketball team got off to a blistering start from the field, but the hot shooting did not last as they fell to Central Dauphin (Pa.), 55-45, in the championship game of the inaugural...
TIMONIUM, Md. (CNS) --Staff members at a Catholic Charities' residential treatment program for children with behavioral and emotional needs were not having luck calming a boy during a recent screaming and yelling outburst. They couldn't even get close enough...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- A retired priest of the Diocese of Arlington, who for seven years oversaw the diocese's program on protecting minors from clerical sexual abuse, was indicted shortly before Christmas on two counts of sexually abusing a minor.
A...
2021 saw the passing of some of the nation's most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era.
Among the Catholic Church's moral and educational giants who died was 73-year-old Sister Mary Greta Jupiter.
Devastation caused by Hurricane...
When I made my first confession, I clutched an index card with sweaty palms. On one side, I'd copied the act of contrition, dutifully memorized -- but what if I tripped up in the heat of the moment? On...
GREENVILLE — Ursuline’s basketball team had not played a game in 10 days, but it was hard to tell in the Raiders’ meeting with Concord at the Diamond State Classic on Dec. 29 at Tatnall School. Ursuline made its...