Golf tournaments and their surrounding activities have long been a way for nonprofits and schools to raise money. But organizations in the Diocese of Wilmington, like others all over the country, have had to cancel or reschedule events because...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against...
CLIFTON, N.J. -- The director of food pantries for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson said the number of people coming for food "is just staggering."
"Throughout the last three months, we have helped more people that any time...
RICHMOND, Va. -- July 11 was the 200th anniversary of Pope Pius VII establishing the Diocese of Richmond -- one of the first seven Catholic dioceses in the United States. That alone was to be celebrated that day with...
Sunday Scripture readings, July 19, 2020
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Wis 12:13-16-19
Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
2) Rom 8:26-27
Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30
The Spirit answers and guides our prayers
"We do not know how to pray as we ought," St. Paul tells...
An Associated Press report revealed June 29 that the Chinese government has devised a widespread plan amounting to the "demographic genocide" of its Uighur population through forced sterilization.
It appears to be designed to either drastically curb or totally eradicate...
Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, a former senior adviser to Pope Francis, has broken his silence two months after the country's High Court overturned his conviction for sexual abuse of two teens.
"From the first night, I always had a...
LOS ANGELES -- In keeping with new directives from the state of California to stop the spike in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced July 13 it will discontinue indoor Masses and other liturgical...
“One of Us” is brief snapshot of people who support the church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Jean Dunn
HOMETOWN: Claymont
PARISH: St. Patrick
What is the most...
It requires a commitment and a calling from God for people to dedicate themselves to prayer, study and work necessary to become a priest.
So when it came close to the last leg of that nearly 10-year spiritual path to...