Though he left St. Joseph in Emmitsburg in 2010 for an assignment in Michigan, Vincentian Father Vincent J. O’Malley’s laughter still rings in the halls of the church, according to Elaine Ebaugh, assistant administrator at St. Joseph for 31 years.
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Christian persecution on the rise worldwide, new report says
A new report by Open Doors International said that more than 380 million Christians faced persecution and discrimination in 2024, an increase of 15 million from the year before.
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at pope’s request
Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people currently serving prison sentences.
Divest from companies that exploit children, pope says
People and institutions can protect children by changing what they buy and what they invest in, Pope Francis said.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to focus on Creed
As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the Nicene Creed and its expression of the faith Christians share.
‘God does things for a reason,’ says pregnant mom of 4 who lost home in L.A.’s Eaton Fire
Days after a wildfire destroyed their apartment and all their earthly belongings, Raul and Claudia De La Rosa have only one thing to lean on in the face of adversity: their Catholic faith.
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop
As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.
New Jersey faith leaders unite to defend immigrant families amid deportation fears
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, and more than 35 religious leaders from various faiths gathered Jan. 13 to oppose mass deportations anticipated under the incoming presidential administration.
Pope: Indifference, pride fuel world’s horrors; selfishness is suicide
Climate change and poverty are “the sick fruit” of pride, selfishness and a “blind war” humanity has declared against itself and the planet, Pope Francis said.
Paris has a new minor basilica — Notre Dame de Boulogne
After Notre Dame Cathedral’s splendid reopening, the attention of Paris Catholics turned to the nearby Church of Notre Dame de Boulogne Jan. 12 as it was solemnly elevated to the rank of minor basilica, following a decree from Pope Francis, signed June 29.
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in AG’s attempt to shut down Catholic ministry to migrants
The Texas Supreme Court Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in a case concerning Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down El Paso’s Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants.
Dramatic weekend events lead to temporary truce in troubled archdiocese in India
Catholic priests in a troubled Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic archdiocese have called off a four-day protest after an assurance of dialogue to resolve their demands amid a decades-old liturgy dispute on the rubrics of Mass.