HARISSA, Lebanon -- At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice and suffering.
The pope began Dec. 1 at the tomb of St....
With human trafficking on the rise globally, the Vatican's diplomatic mission to the United Nations is highlighting concerns for child victims and refugees -- while warning of technological tools used by traffickers to expand their criminal activities.
Msgr. Marco Formica,...
BEIRUT -- Acknowledging the existence of "circumstances that are highly complex, conflictual and uncertain," Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon preaching peace.
Just a week before the pope arrived Nov. 30, Israel had made its latest strike on Lebanon, killing...
We’ve hit the time of year when so much of the world moves fast.
Shopping, cooking, eating, playing, praying, singing and probably some crying, too.
And that doesn’t even include the international heartache of war and other violence in the world.
That’s...
Official Appointments
The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments:
Pastor
The Very Reverend Michael J. Carrier, V.F., K.H.S. is appointed Pastor of Saint Helena, Wilmington, effective January 14, 2026. This is in addition to his assignment as...
Q: Is it a sin if someone calls Mary "co-redemptrix?" Should I stop following them on social media? (Louisiana)
A: I'm assuming your question is in response to the recent document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TURKEY -- On his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV showed reporters that the inflight news conferences of his predecessors would continue.
And, in fact, he added the unusual twist Nov. 30 of answering...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop W. Michael Mulvey, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, and has appointed Bishop Mario A. Avilés, currently auxiliary bishop of Brownsville, Texas,...
Search the Scriptures, and except for the Holy Family, no person is more favored by God than St. John the Baptist. All four Gospels acclaim this holy man and set him apart from others. From before his birth, he...
Father James Thomas Kirk, Jr., 68, died on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. He was the pastor of Saint Mary Magdalen Church, in Wilmington. A native of Historic New Castle, Delaware, he was born in 1956, to the late James...