WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Archdiocese for the Military Services have filed a joint statement objecting to a rule proposed by the Biden administration to allow abortions to be performed on demand in health programs...
Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 9, 2022: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) 2 Kgs 5:14-17 Psalm 98:1-4
2) 2 Tm 2:8-13 Gospel: Lk 17:11-19
God goes to great lengths to show his love for us
A famous photo shows 15-year-old Elizabeth Eckford in a...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum and Saint Mark’s were neck-and-neck into the 50th minute of their soccer battle Oct. 5 at Abessinio Stadium, but the Sals took advantage of set-play opportunities to open it up and capture the 6-1 victory.
The game...
WASHINGTON-- Working with small farmers in the Horn of Africa, Yohannes Subagadis with Catholic Relief Services keeps hearing how difficult it is for growers to raise even minimal crops for their families to live on let alone to have...
WASHINGTON-- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee called for a "radical solidarity" with pregnant women to protect and support them and their unborn child.
"In the post-Roe world, we must act in radical solidarity with the pregnant woman...
VATICAN CITY-- A tourist who toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums has been handed over to Italian police, the Vatican said.
The vandalism occurred Oct. 5 when the tourist, identified by several Italian media outlets as an...
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Father Patrick O'Connor, pastor of Jesús Obrero (Jesus the Worker) Parish, northwest of downtown Fort Myers, orchestrated a familiar operation Oct. 4 as he shuffled about his parish hall stacked high with clothing.
An efficient food...
WILMINGTON — Bishop Koenig said one of the things he has noticed since he has been in Wilmington has been St. Francis Hospital, often as he drives along Interstate 95. The hospital sits prominently on the city’s west side,...
This is the last editorial," published Sept. 30 in the Catholic Sentinel, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon. It was written by Ed Langlois, managing editor. The newspaper closed Oct. 1.
At Mass last week, I spied a young...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Kathleen Ursitti
HOMETOWN: Townsend
PARISH: St. Joseph's in Middletown
“What does...