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Bishop Paul D. Sirba of Duluth, Minn., died at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth Dec. 1. He was 59.
A Nativity scene is a simple reminder of something astonishing: God became human to reveal the greatness of his love "by smiling and opening his arms to all," Pope Francis said in a letter on the meaning and importance of setting up Christmas cribs.
The example of St. Peter and the teaching of his successor encourage bishops to serve their flocks "willingly and generously," said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori.
Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, W.V., has asked the former bishop of the diocese to pay back more than $792,000 to cover the "inappropriate expenditure of diocesan funds to support a luxurious lifestyle."
Thanksgiving ought to be celebrated as a religious holiday. Consider our English history. The first official Thanksgiving Day observance occurred in Virginia. Thirty-eight English settlers arrived at Berkely Plantation on the James River near present Charles City Dec. 4, 1619. The settlement's charter required that the day of arrival be commemorated as a day of thanksgiving to God.
Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria was awarded the 2019 Good Shepherd Housing philanthropy award by Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, an organization originally founded by parishioners of the church and now an independent non-profit, Nov. 9. The church and organization have partnered for more than 40 years to offer permanent housing and emergency assistance along the Route 1 corridor.
Pope Francis has named Msgr. Robert J. McClory, rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., to head the Diocese of Gary, Ind.
Pope Francis spent his last morning in Japan at the Jesuit-run Sophia University, celebrating Mass with his Jesuit confreres, visiting aged members of the Jesuit community and addressing students and staff.
A chalice from a Catholic parish in Qaraqosh, in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq, scarred by bullets from Islamic State militants, was a mute witness at a vespers service for Christian martyrs.
Gospel commentary: First Sunday of Advent calls us to ‘stay awake’
We would be mistaken simply to equate Advent with Christmas preparation. The season calls us to much more, and to recognize further-reaching spiritual realities.