A 17th-century monastery in northern Italy where recently canonized St. Carlo Acutis received his first Communion was in ruins after a massive fire ravaged the historic building.
According to Italian news outlet Rai News, the fire broke out Oct. 11...
ROME -- During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the pope to the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, being held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon...
VATICAN CITY -- With the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace that respects all people.
"We ask God, who is the true peace...
The next-to-last full week of the regular season for fall high school sports has arrived for field hockey, volleyball and soccer. But the dwindling number of games doesn't mean that there aren't several compelling matchups to see.
On Tuesday, neighboring...
If Diocese of Wilmington Catholics have a home away from home, on Oct. 11 their favored gathering space was the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
From first timers to people who have made multiple...
Washington state's government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in a federal lawsuit over the state's mandatory reporter law they said could force priests to violate the seal of confession.
In an order filed with the U.S....
CLAYMONT — Homecoming weekend at Archmere worked out well for the Auks. They scored five times in the first half on the way to a 48-6 win over Mount Pleasant in Class 2A District 1 football.
A bad snap on...
MILLTOWN — Ta'Son Wallace had a breakout game for Saint Mark's, picking up 180 yards on the ground with five touchdowns in the Spartans' 47-7 win over Polytech on Oct. 10 at the Graveyard. Saint Mark's, playing in front...
PARIS — At just 29, Sister Albertine Debacker is proving that habit and hashtag can go hand in hand.
The French nun has become an unexpected but powerful voice for the church, reaching hundreds of thousands of young people where...
Thanks to the availability of instantaneous, global communication and our addiction to it, 21st century humans are permitted — perhaps condemned is a better word — to witness daily episodes of brutality and violence and, particularly over the past...