Numerous organizations, including Catholic agencies, are accepting donations to assist with their emergency response to the Haiti earthquake.
Catholic Relief Services: online: crs.org; by phone: 877-435-7277 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern; by mail: P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore,...
LES CAYES, Haiti -- The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop's residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.
Father Emile Beldor died of his injuries after the Aug. 14...
CHICAGO -- A Daughter of Charity in Illinois who serves children and families living in housing projects, a priest who leads a faith community encompassing four churches in western Minnesota and a priest who ministers to four missions in...
Olives have been cultivated and crushed for oil for at least 2,000 years before the Christian era. Scripture gives no doubt to the abundance of the small bitter fruits in biblical lands.
The Old Testament celebrates olive trees as among...
Fish stories capture our attention with suspense and metaphor. We love to hear about the big catch or the one that got away.
In fact, fish are at the center of some favorite Bible stories -- Jonah and the great...
My delight in earning a graduate degree in theology this spring has given way to a desire to downsize. I'm not planning to move but am eager to simplify my life and give many things away, good things that...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court announced Aug. 12 that it will not hear an appeal from a group of students at Indiana University who are opposed to the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The students' challenge was directed to Amy Coney...
BERLIN -- Catholics and Protestants gathered Aug. 13 to remember the day in 1961 when their city was divided, becoming a symbol of the Cold War.
Catholic Archbishop Heiner Koch joined his Protestant counterpart, Bishop Christian Stäblein, for an ecumenical...
CHICAGO — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for slain police officer Ella French and her family and friends “as they cope with the terrible reality that their loved one was taken from them in another act...
Official Appointments
Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments, effective August 7, 2021 for a term of five years:
Deacon Matthew Boyer to diaconal ministry at Saint Ann, Wilmington, Delaware.
Deacon Robinson Collado to diaconal...