Although scientists have made great strides in the field of medicine, genuine care and listening to those who suffer must always be at the forefront of any therapy, Pope Francis said.
"Patients are always more important than their diseases, and...
ROME -- Wearing a high-filtering mask over one's nose and mouth at Mass "is a small sacrifice we can bring to the altar as an offering pleasing to God for the good of all his children," said Father Roberto...
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...