ROME — While many safeguarding advocates are concerned the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted attention away from the church abuse scandal, Sister of Charity Nuala Kenny said she believed the health crisis has increased the possibility of people finally understanding...
WASHINGTON -- The streets in front of the White House of late have been filled with thousands of youthful faces carrying signs or wearing T-shirts calling for racial justice, with fists raised in the air, or posing for selfies...
Nursing homes and other residences for senior citizens are not the only entities that serve the elderly that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The St. Francis LIFE Center, which provides medical, social and other services, has stayed true...
The significance of high school graduation resonates with just about everyone. It can be the beginning of a lifetime of memories.
Coronavirus did its best to cancel sendoffs for the Class of 2020. But it failed.
It has been a crazy...
VATICAN CITY -- Vatican authorities arrested and took into custody an Italian broker who was involved in the Vatican Secretariat of State's majority stake purchase of a property in London's posh Chelsea district.
In a statement released June 5, the...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- In a "farewell letter," a bishop from Botswana recalled meeting and befriending George Floyd and his family on a visit to the United States.
Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Gaborone, Botswana, said he met Floyd in...
The Diocese of Wilmington has issued guidelines for parishes to resume funerals, weddings and baptisms at the discretion of each pastor and in adherence with safety precautions in place at each church.
The diocese provided detailed guidance for celebrants and...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis prayed for people living in countries where COVID-19 is still causing a huge number of deaths, and he cautioned people in Italy to continue to be careful and follow health precautions.
"Be careful, do not...
WASHINGTON -- The June 13 feast of St. Anthony of Padua and the novena, the nine days of prayer leading up to it, mark some of the busiest times at Washington's Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America...
We are waiting. Waiting for what? We don't really know.
We used to wait in line, on hold, in traffic. We waited with anticipation for dinner with friends, our cousin's wedding or that big vacation. Now, waiting for a routine...