WILMINGTON — Jane Manley spent 30 years in Texas, the last 20 working in education. She left one of the biggest states in the union for the second-smallest, becoming the principal at St. Peter Cathedral School in Wilmington. And...
WASHINGTON -- After a hurricane made landfall with winds of 150 mph along the Texas-Louisiana border early on Aug. 27, bishops from the dioceses in its path found themselves the morning after assessing damages and checking in with others...
CLEVELAND -- Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki prayed for peace and healing at several damaged sites during a visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the scene of four nights of demonstrations following the police shooting of a Black man.
The stops followed...
ROME — More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a more serious moral problem than using the problematic vaccines.
Australia is...
BALTIMORE — The pioneering women who fought for the right to vote are being hailed by the bishops of Maryland.
An Aug. 26 letter from the bishops serving the state marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th...
KOLKATA, India -- Missionaries of Charity nuns canceled the usual birth anniversary celebrations of their founder, St. Teresa, this year after some nuns tested positive for COVID-19.
Ucanews.com reported the saintly nun's 110th birth anniversary passed off without the customary...
Sunday Scripture reading, Aug. 30, 2020
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Jer 20:7-9
Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9
2) Rom 12:1-2
Gospel: Mt 16:21-27
In the first line of the first reading, Jeremiah the prophet levels an accusation at God: "You duped me, O Lord, and...
The traditional generosity of Catholics to the Diocese of Wilmington’s Annual Catholic Appeal is evident again this year despite the dramatic and unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on many families
On August 26, the diocesan Development Office reported that $3,922,661 from...
VATICAN CITY -- Twenty-six weeks after his last weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis will resume his audiences with the public present, but in a Vatican courtyard.
The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said Aug. 26 that...
WASHINGTON -- Abby Johnson, former director of Planned Parenthood and convert to Catholicism, addressed the Republican National Convention Aug. 25 in a video message that emphasized President Donald Trump's actions for the pro-life cause.
The outspoken pro-life advocate said: "For...