When my kids were little, they went to our parish school, and after I dropped them off, I often stayed for morning Mass. Maria, who was around 3 years old, would accompany me.
Maria loved Father Dan, our pastor. During...
BELOIT, Kan. -- Home schooling was not something the Ring family in Beloit set out to do long term. "It happened by accident," is how Amanda Ring, the mother, explained it.
And now, amid COVID-19 restrictions, they find they are...
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador -- On a bright and clear January afternoon, Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar walked into a cemetery and gently dusted off a white name plate on top of a sky-blue block of tombs. Making plans for the...
Economy must place people above 'idols of finance,' pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As many people around the world face economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, a paradigm shift is needed that places the good of the many over...
St. Joseph's Parish, 1012 N. French St., Wilmington, provides a newsletter that has in recent months been sharing thoughts and ideas on racism. Parishioners of all ethnic groups are encouraged to participate and together educate one another on the...
There will be a series of Zoom forums on "Anti-Racism -- A Catholic Response" on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 pm on Sept. 30, Oct. 14, 28 and Nov. 11.
It is sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena and Resurrection Parishes.
To...
CHICAGO -- For Benedictine Sister Vivian Ivantic, these times are not unprecedented.
Sister Ivantic was born in 1913, five years before the Spanish flu pandemic that began in 1918. Now, the Chicago woman religious can add the novel coronavirus to...
Bishop Malooly will celebrate a Mass of Remembrance for those who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those who are buried in one of the three diocesan cemeteries.
The Mass will take place Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10:00 a.m....
VATICAN CITY -- In reporting historical and recent abuse of minors, the media should broaden its focus to include portrayals of survivors as active agents of reform, one survivor said.
Interviewing survivors about their abuse and the emotional impact of...
BEAR — Many parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington have been making Mass available to those at home during the coronavirus pandemic via livestreaming. At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, they've taken things a step further, assembling a small production...