Is it true that the church changed the day of the Sabbath? I have always felt that the Sabbath occurred on Saturday, but I have learned that the early church decided to celebrate the breaking of bread on Sunday...
Hordes of protesters have flooded the streets over burning concerns crying to be addressed. Will racism continue to divide society? Will those protecting law and order become more neighborly with those they protect? Will African Americans and Hispanics continue...
We salute Christ's earthly guardian and a model for all fathers, as we present images of Saint Joseph from the churches of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.
Saint Joseph, pray for us. Happy Fathers' Day 2020.
VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing global crises clearly indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be implemented worldwide, a panel of church leaders said.
"After COVID-19, nothing will be the same," Aloysius...
VATICAN CITY -- A global rosary initiative dedicated to praying for priests offered prayers from around the world for Pope Francis.
The annual Global Rosary Relay June 19 was sponsored by the Worldpriest Global Apostolate and was to include --...
NEW YORK — Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is said to have observed, with famous succinctness, that “war is hell.”
With the rich but harrowing drama “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix), director and co-writer Spike Lee makes the point that...
WASHINGTON — In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court June 18 ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.
In a 5-4 decision,...
Among the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic has been the parish carnival, with festivals around the diocese being canceled. That has resulted in lost revenue for these parishes, and for many the carnival is the most lucrative source of...
BERLIN, Md. — Amid the disappointment caused by the abrupt end of in-school education, Most Blessed Sacrament School has found a reason for joy. The regional school received a grant from the Charles D. and Mary A. Bauer Foundation...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison officials need to reexamine their rule that bans clergy from being with prisoners to the...