Owners and their pets gathered Saturday at St. Joseph’s Church in Scotia to receive blessings from Rev. Tom Konopka. Roman Catholic parishes around the world hold annual Blessing of the Animals ...

A New Jersey high school soccer star has been suspended indefinitely by his school from all team activities after he was involved in a post-match skirmish that included the player allegedly grabbing ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Preparations are underway for the 20th annual St. Benedict Oktoberfest set to take over Hanover and Belmont Avenues in Richmond’s Museum District. The three-day festival, which ...

After back-to-back playoff appearances, the Benedict College football team took a step back in Ron Dickerson’s first season. Now, the Tigers are ready to get back on track. Benedict went 4-6 last year ...

Police responded to reports of a stabbing at about 9:20 p.m. to 5900 W. 147th Street, near the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict. A 22-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds. He was taken ...

Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest, a rock that won’t budge and another that falls on a young ...

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia in Spain encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to read and delve deeper into the Rule of St. Benedict, as it contains “insights ...

Find today’s readings here. “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) While I work and minister with the Jesuits at ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – An area festival is gearing up to welcome home family and friends. St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church’s reunion festival will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and July 12, and from 11 ...

July 11th is the Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism. He wrote his rulebook for monastic life around 530, and it emerged as a model for religious communities ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Friar’s Table, the restaurant that opened late last year in downtown Cleveland, has scheduled a special dinner in July. The Feast of St. Benedict is 6 p.m. Friday, July 11. The ...

ST. JOSEPH, MINN. – No, that wasn’t the college president wearing athletic shorts and orange toenail polish last Monday in his home office. Seated at Brian Bruess’ personal desk, in the president’s ...