WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court Nov. 19 denied a stay of execution for federal inmate Orlando Hall, who was put to death by lethal injection an hour later, just before midnight.
His execution had been delayed for several hours by...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation.
The economists, entrepreneurs and "change-makers," all...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was forced to resign due to allegations of financial malfeasance, filed a lawsuit against an Italian magazine, claiming it ruined his reputation, which resulted in him losing his chance at becoming pope.
According...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's order limiting the size of a congregation for in-person services at Catholic churches and other houses of worship does not target religious gatherings on "the basis of their beliefs," but is...
WILMINGTON — Archmere rebounded from a second-set loss by holding off Conrad in the third set, then making quick work of the fourth set in a 3-1 win in Diamond State Athletic Conference volleyball on Nov. 19. Set scores...
My mother lives in one of the nation’s hot spots for COVID-19 activity and my own health issues prevent me from traveling, so this holiday season will find us celebrating “together, but apart.” It’s not an ideal situation, but...
Dear Friends in Christ,
On the weekend of December 5-6 our parishes will hold the Retirement Fund for Religious collection, an annual appeal that benefits some 30, 000 senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests.
In his letter to the Galatians,...
MILLTOWN — Julianna Carousso is in her second year teaching mathematics at Saint Mark’s High School. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, neither one has been exactly what she trained for in college, but she has managed to make an...
WASHINGTON — In response to the upcoming federal execution of Orlando Hall Nov. 19, and two more federal executions scheduled to take place in December, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice.
“We ask...
By Hosffman Ospino
The headline grabbed my attention: "You are no longer my mother"! The Reuters article, written a day prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shared the story of a mother disavowed by her own son. The reason:...