Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 5, 2021: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Is 35:4-7 Psalm 146:6-10
2) Jas 2:1-5 Gospel: Mk 7:31-37
God desires to free you from fear
Fear is a powerful human emotion. And who could have imagined that the entire...
High school athletics returns this week with a handful of football games, including two involving Catholic schools. Salesianum will open the season Sept. 2 at Cape Henlopen, while Saint Mark’s kicks off the 2021 campaign the next night at...
NEW YORK -- The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has determined that allegations of sexual abuse of a minor against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn were found "not to have the semblance of truth."
The finding was...
The Diocese of Wilmington has announced a new ministry designed to assist families by providing resources after the loss of their unborn child, whether it was very recently or many years ago.
Called "Footprints Ministry," it will aid mothers, fathers,...
VATICAN CITY — The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan was due in part to a lack of foreseeing all possible eventualities, Pope Francis said in a new interview.
“The way to negotiate a withdrawal, an exit, from what...
WASHINGTON — Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida — one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — are collecting donations as...
The CYM golf outing scheduled for Sept. 1 has been officially postponed due to the pending arrival of bad weather, the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
The new date is Sept. 22 at Deerfield Country Club.
If any new golfers would like...
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. -- The Diocese of Rockville Centre has ended publication of The Long Island Catholic magazine and Fe Fuerza Vida, its Spanish-language newspaper.
Sean Dolan, associate publisher and director of communications for the diocese, announced the changes in...
NEW ORLEANS -- With most of South Louisiana cut off from electrical power due to the 150-mph winds of Hurricane Ida, the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Aug. 30 that all schools, along with its main administrative offices, would...
AMMAN, Jordan -- The 20-year American military presence in Afghanistan had hoped to bring stability and an end to its use as a terrorist sanctuary, but the tumultuous exit has laid open fears for the future, particularly for religious...