Walter Ciszek was a tough kid growing up in the rugged coal country of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. In the mysterious ways of God, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1928 and, as a novice, offered to go to the Russian...
CLEVELAND -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace welcomed a pledge by five nuclear powers to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and new arms races.
Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, said...
If one is a Christian, it is easy to read the Eight Beatitudes at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount as one of those familiar passages that one has heard dozens if not hundreds of times.
But imagine...
OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Celebrating Mass in a 20-by-25-foot metal outbuilding on Dec. 24, 2021, for the displaced community of Resurrection Parish in Dawson Springs, the image that came to mind for Owensboro Bishop William F. Medley was "there was...
BEAR — Archmere’s boys basketball team fought back from a five-point deficit in the closing minutes of its game Jan. 6 at Caravel, sending the game into overtime. But the Buccaneers scored early in the extra session on a...
WASHINGTON — The 49th annual national March for Life — with a rally on the National Mall and march to the Supreme Court Jan. 21 — will go on as scheduled this year amid a surge in the omicron...
BALTIMORE — A lifelong Catholic who attended parochial schools in St. Paul, Minn., former professional football player Matt Birk had always considered himself pro-life, especially after cradling his first newborn baby.
That’s when the former center with the Minnesota Vikings...
Delaware Right to Life will sponsor a March for Life through the city of Dover on Thursday, Jan. 13, to advocate for the protection of the unborn and the vulnerable. The day will begin with Mass at Holy Cross...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 9, 2022: The Baptism of the Lord
1) Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or 40:1-5, 9-11 Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10 or 104:1-4, 24-25, 27-30
2) Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Gospel: Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Living out our baptism can be...
A year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Msgr. Salvatore A. Criscuolo continues to see the physical pain and mental stress among officers of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
A volunteer chaplain serving the department for 36 years, Msgr....