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VATICAN CITY  -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI returned to the Vatican June 22, five days after flying to Germany to spend time with his ailing, 96-year-old brother. During his last morning in Regensburg, the 93-year-old retired pope visited his brother,...
VATICAN CITY -- Among the many titles under which Catholics invoke Mary, Pope Francis has asked them to add "Mother of Mercy," "Mother of Hope" and "Comfort of Migrants." Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and...
EASTON, Md. – A short delay in graduation exercises at Ss. Peter and Paul High School in Easton meant that the 41 seniors were able to gather together at Ss. Peter and Paul Church for commencement on June 18. The...
St. John XXIII Parish is 15 years old this summer. I have been pastor throughout that time. There was the initial planting of a new parish, the growth that followed and many challenges with finding places for worship, building...
The first weekend of quarantine, my husband and I decided we were not going to attend Mass. Things weren't publicly suspended yet in our diocese, but I'd just returned home from Missouri and was self-isolating for fear I'd been...
VATICAN CITY -- During the darkest, most deadly days of the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Italy, medical professionals and volunteers were "silent artisans of a culture of closeness and tenderness," a culture that cannot be allowed to disappear, Pope...
Bishop Malooly livestreams Mass from the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington on the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Find the livestream by CLICKING HERE. Although public gatherings have been cancelled during the stay-at-home order to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, many parishes in the...
CLAYMONT — A partnership that has evolved between Holy Rosary Church and Spring Church reached a milestone on June 19. The Claymont churches distributed more than 19,000 pounds of food to the needy of the community, pushing the total...
By Father William Graney From childhood, we have been dealing with fears. I for one can now laugh about a few of them. Market researchers studied 3,000 persons, asking: “What are you most afraid of?" You can guess most of the...
INDIANAPOLIS -- When someone was considering which high school to attend, Chris Beaty never wavered from his belief the choice should be Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. "When I was picking a high school, he was a very outspoken advocate...