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POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — Gerald "Jerry" Michael Costello, a Catholic press veteran who was a reporter, columnist, book author and founding editor of three newspapers, died July 19 after a five-year struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was 90.
WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates are urging Congress and President Joe Biden to speed up legislation to protect immigrants after a federal judge ruled July 16 to end a program that prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought into the U.S. illegally as children.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Four Portland Catholic churches have been vandalized in the span of about six weeks.
I hope you’re ready for Christmas – Christmas in July that is! I always assumed that this rather cheeky celebration was created in our homes for the elderly as way of helping us temporarily escape the heat of summer. But it has a significant history and a worldwide following!
For now, parishes that celebrate Mass in the extraordinary form — also known as the "traditional Latin Mass" or "Tridentine Mass" — should stick to the status quo in the Arlington diocese as bishops around the country respond to Pope Francis' new directive (or motu proprio) on the use of that form of the Mass.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the people of Cuba a week after protests erupted on the island nation.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the medical staff at Rome's Gemelli hospital after his recovery from intestinal surgery.
VATICAN CITY — The renewal of the Franciscan order must start, like the order itself did, from being with and learning to really see poor and marginalized people as an "almost sacramental sign of God's presence," Pope Francis told members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor.
BONN, Germany — Emergency response and aid efforts were running in high gear after severe flooding in western and southwestern Germany toppled buildings, washed away vehicles and left at least 100 people dead.
Come away and rest
Have you ever made it to the end of a week feeling completely exhausted from doing good work, only to find that the emails and phone messages keep stacking up? As the saying goes: “The reward for good work is more work.” Such is the case for the apostles in our Gospel today (Mk 6:30-34). They’ve been out and about preaching, teaching, forgiving sins and healing in Christ’s name. Apparently, it was wildly successful.