VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will not be going to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, as he had hoped.
The Vatican released a statement Oct. 8 saying the Holy See delegation for the COP26 summit Oct....
For my junior high school graduation ceremony, our class of 700-plus was assigned to write on the topic, "Man: Architect of His Future." The best of our work would then be culled into a cohesive set of speeches.
This was...
The church's teaching on war begins and ends with its teaching on peace. Building peace does not ultimately rely upon weapons. Peace is built upon human rights and social justice.
Peace is both the starting point and the ultimate goal...
WILMINGTON — The St. Elizabeth football team spent what seemed like the entire second half of its game Oct. 7 against Indian River on defense, trying to keep IR at bay. The Indians had cut the Vikings’ lead to...
WASHINGTON — The percentage of Catholic Americans who viewed Pope Francis favorably in September differs little, if at all, from the results of a similar poll conducted in March.
The Pew Research Center reported Oct. 7 that 83% of U.S....
ROME — Standing in front of Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world’s religions to be courageous enough to set aside self-centeredness and instead live with true and active compassion for the victims of war...
After years of watching cultural trends in the U.S. Catholic Church and the nation overall, Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III of Biloxi, Miss., came to a stark realization.
To survive and flourish in an increasingly secular climate, he said, the...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Oct. 6 temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a law that went into effect Sept. 1 banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
The order from U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman in Austin, Texas,...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Saint Mark’s applied relentless offensive pressure on Brandywine, and on defense the Spartans held the Bulldogs without a shot in a 3-0 field hockey victory on Oct. 6. It was Brandywine’s first loss of the season.
The...
Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 10, 2021: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Wis 7:7-11 Psalm 90:12-17
2) Heb 4:12-13 Gospel: Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27
Wisdom is the greatest treasure of all
The Israelites weren't the only people in the ancient world who had...