WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 65-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer of Cincinnati, less than nine months after it was revealed he had failed to inform the archbishop and priest personnel board of a priest’s...
When Germany surrendered to Allied Forces May 7, 1945, Catholics saw a nation and their church shattered.
Adolf Hitler’s destructive reign had turned many Germans into brutes or victims of the Nazis’ crazed megalomania. The Catholic Church suffered tremendously, even...
Salesianum School isn’t going to let the coronavirus pandemic prevent it from hosting one of its most anticipated annual events. The sports banquet, which honors senior athletes, is scheduled for this evening at 8 p.m. and features some of...
WASHINGTON -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and five other bishops have concluded that alleged apparitions of Our Lady of America -- said to have taken place more than six decades ago -- were not...
The pandemic has overshadowed much of the "usual" news in the world, but there is one thing it cannot, absolutely must not, take the spotlight from: Mother’s Day!
In fact, remembering Mother’s Day this year gives us the opportunity to...
WASHINGTON -- The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided May 6 over Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
The argument, part of a handful that...
Through the nearly two months of social distancing and no public Masses, priests, parishioners and church leaders in the Diocese of Wilmington have used creative methods to share our faith while observing strict guidelines aimed at preserving public health...
Nearly eight weeks after schools in the Diocese of Wilmington were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, distance learning has become the norm. What once was a novelty is now routine, and although the potential for fatigue on everyone’s...
Sunday Scripture reading, May 10, 2020
Fifth Sunday of Easter
1) Acts 6:1-7
Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
2) 1 Pt 2:4-9
Gospel: Jn 14:1-12
Look to Scripture when pondering modern problems
Probably because of the moment we are going through in society, the detail that jumps...
WASHINGTON -- Just like billions of people throughout the world, "the church was not prepared" for the coronavirus pandemic, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, in a May 6 interview with Catholic News Service.
"We...