How many saints do you know of who have been excommunicated? Joan of Arc comes to mind, however, she met a tragic end. You may not have heard of St. Mary of the Cross, the Australian nun whose fate...
WILMINGTON — A college student from Wilmington is putting his faith and his upbringing into action during Delaware’s virtual shutdown during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Patrick O’Connor, a parishioner at St. Ann’s in Wilmington and a junior at the University...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Diocese of Brooklyn announced March 25 that an elderly parishioner from Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica in the New York borough of Queens has died of COVID-19.
“Our hearts and prayers are...
BONN, Germany — She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St. Corona.
The...
VATICAN CITY -- A 58-year-old Italian monsignor, who works in the Vatican Secretariat of State and lives in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope Francis lives, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalized, an Italian newspaper reported...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27.
Special...
High school students who have seen their educations disrupted have had to worry about more than classwork since schools closed earlier this month.
They also have had their college preparation and selections upended. But guidance professionals from the diocese have...
Sunday Scripture readings, March 29, 2020, Fifth Sunday of Lent
1) Ez 37:12-14
Psalm 130:1-8
2) Rom 8:8-11
Gospel: Jn 11:1-45
Maybe our souls could use a post-confession prayer
Recently I got into a conversation with a few fellow Catholics about confession. Someone remarked on...
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Today is the feast of the Annunciation, the moment when the angel Gabriel brought very important and unexpected news to Mary. However, this isn't the only time Gabriel brings news of a child to someone in Scripture. Months before...