Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Harrisburg will celebrate a funeral Mass on Oct. 24 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, for Sister Joan Gormley.Read More

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two seminarians – a monk and a future diocesan pastor – say their differing paths complement each other.Read More

Gary Lynch is a veteran of the sport of soccer. He has coached for more than 30 years at both the high school and college level and has won close to 90 percent of his games over the years.Read More

WASHINGTON – After several months on a “real roller coaster,” federal funding for the AmeriCorps Education Awards Program run by the Catholic Volunteer Network is back to 75 percent of its funding level a year earlier.Read More

HOUSTON – Cardinal-designate Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston called Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to name him a cardinal “very humbling and surprising,” but also said it illustrates the Vatican’s recognition of the church’s growth “in the Southern part of the United States.”Read More

NEW YORK – Maryknoll is the gift of mission that the church in America gave to the universal church, and will continue to give, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick told more than 1,800 participants at a festive Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Oct. 30.Read More

On top of shock and grief, those who suffer the loss of a loved one also feel alone. Grief support groups help by offering education – survivors learn what they’re feeling is normal and they’re not crazy – and the support of others walking that same mile.Read More

Dominican Sister Nancy Murray had to bring her “A game” if she wanted to tell a story at the dinner table as a child. As the third of nine children, she had to compete for the attention of her lumber salesman father, Edward, who encouraged music and humor to flourish in the Chicago home. He...Read More