WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has merged the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, and the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, and erected the new ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau.
He also has appointed Juneau Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario to head the...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Anne Dorice DeFebbo, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington for four years, died May 18 in Assisi House. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 48...
Public Masses may resume with social-distancing guidelines in the Maryland portion of the Diocese of Wilmington beginning May 25 as the state has begun to ease coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings.
In Delaware, no date has been set for resumption...
VATICAN CITY -- Almost 10 weeks after St. Peter's Basilica was closed to the public in cooperation with Italy's COVID-19 lockdown measures, the faithful and tourists were allowed back in May 18.
Pope Francis celebrated Mass at 7 a.m. at...
CLEVELAND -- Catholic leaders expressed deep reservations about a new $3 trillion tax cut and spending bill in response to the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic that would restrict support for Catholic school students.
Unveiled May 12 by...
Some days, the losses we have sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic seem almost too great to comprehend.
So many families and friends are mourning the passing of loved ones fallen during the pandemic. Once-fruitful jobs are gone. Businesses that we...
I have been honored to serve the local Catholic community as a Catholic cemetery employee for 43 years. I have spent most of my life in serving the dead and the families that are left behind. I am truly...
Saturday, May 16, basically screamed, “Baseball!” Temperatures were in the low 80s, and only a few happy clouds dotted the blue skies. Saint Mark’s baseball team was scheduled to be at Frawley Stadium that afternoon, wrapping up its regular...
Three weeks after her husband died, I called the widow to see how she was doing. Sadly, the man had died shortly after the state had put a shelter-in-place restriction on most gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
CLEVELAND -- As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the...