VATICAN CITY -- After more than 400 years of printing for popes, the Vatican typography shop has acquired a digital press to help reduce production waste, be more energy efficient and allow for on-demand publishing to avoid print overruns.
The...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 20, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Advent
1) 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
2) Rom 16:25-27
Gospel: Lk 1:26-38
God's intentions are much better than our own
The characters in our first reading today have a...
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Catholic community in Newtown gathered in-person and virtually Dec. 14 to remember the 20 students and six staff members killed eight years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
"We gather for the eighth time...
VATICAN CITY -- Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people's favorite Christmas traditions, they have a right to express their dislike of the decidedly untraditional Nativity scene on display in the center of...
“Solidarity finds concrete expression in service, which can take a variety of forms in an effort to care for others. And service in great part means ‘caring for vulnerability, for the vulnerable members of our families, our society, our...
INDIANAPOLIS — During the Christmas season, we expect to hear and sing carols at Mass as an expression of joy in the birth of Christ.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, however, one of the church’s complex liturgical challenges has been with...
WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Washington has petitioned the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to lift the 50-person cap on indoor religious gatherings in D.C.
In a lawsuit filed Dec. 11 with the court, the archdiocese contended...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s High School has received an early Christmas gift, garnering the Readers' Choice award for best private school in Delaware.
“We are grateful to the community, as this honor validates our vision of serving as the premier...
EASTON, Md. -- Progress on construction continued in December on the new Saints Peter & Paul High School.
It’s part of the parish’s “Sacred Vision” project. Completion of a Family Life Center is slated for late May. The state-of-the-art high...
The newest regulations from Delaware Gov. John Carney formally imposing COVID-19 restrictions updated the number of people allowed to gather at houses of worship to 40 percent of stated fire capacity.
The previous regulation announced last month was 30 percent...