VIENNA -- As people spent more time online during the coronavirus lockdown, negative remarks and even the incitement of hatred based on national, cultural or religious identity increased, a Vatican representative said.
Discrimination on social media can lead to violence,...
OXFORD, England -- Catholic groups across Europe have echoed Pope Francis' call for a universal basic wage as part of recovery plans after the coronavirus pandemic.
"No one in the church should be against a decent minimum wage which saves...
CLEVELAND -- Catholic churches in Minnesota reopened for the public celebration of Mass May 27, but not before the state's bishops took a bold stance to assert that churches were as important as bars, restaurants and hair salons.
The bishops...
ROME -- As Italian Catholics prepared to celebrate Pentecost, the second Sunday with Masses permitted with a limited number of faithful, bishops and priests were still debating whether to continue livestreaming Masses as well.
After a 10-week ban, Masses with...
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, has launched a broad-based initiative focused on reenvisioning the mission of the Catholic Church of western New York "and bringing about diocesan-wide renewal," according to a May 22...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A video showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed man repeatedly saying "I can't breathe," and who appears to lose consciousness or die while being pinned down, is "gut wrenching...
VATICAN CITY -- The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, publicly supporting a proposal to establish a national day in Italy to commemorate the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives to COVID-19, said formally remembering...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum School's senior class made a final trip to the Broom Street campus on May 27, driving around the school for a variety of activities two days ahead of their graduation.
Each student and his family entered off...
PHILADELPHIA -- The NFL announced May 7 it is planning a return to its regular season in the fall, and among the players on the roster for the Detroit Lions will be Philadelphia native and St. Joseph's Prep star...
Sunday Scripture readings, May 31, 2020
1) Acts 2:1-11
Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34
2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13
Gospel: Jn 20:19-23
Christian life begins and ends in the power of the Holy Spirit
The experience of a pandemic will not be forgotten easily. The...