BALTIMORE -- When Msgr. Richard Woy sees Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on television these days flanked by medical experts issuing the latest guidance on the novel coronavirus he doesn't just...
ROME — With Italy on lockdown and Rome streets almost deserted, Pope Francis left the Vatican March 15 in a mini-pilgrimage to an icon and to a crucifix associated with miraculous interventions to save the city and its people.
The...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican office that distributes free tickets to papal events has posted a notice on its website that "the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful."
While public gatherings,...
Lent is a time of sacrifice. We strive to unite ourselves with the suffering of Jesus, walking with him in the desert, agonizing with him in the garden, dying with him on the cross.
There are three traditional "pillars" of...
More than 300 years ago, the daughter of a rich and connected French family became the founder of a religious order that focused on serving the poor -- and still does today, all over the world. Meet St. Louise...
No public Masses will be held in Delaware or Maryland's Eastern Shore while the nation confronts the threat of coronavirus, Diocese of Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly announced March 15.
At the advice of government officials, and after consultation with...
A traditional way to approach the Lenten practice of almsgiving is to give from the excess that you create by fasting.
For example, according to Catholic Relief Services, you save approximately $3 per person, per meal, when you abstain from...
Bishop Malooly granted dispensation to Catholics in the Diocese of Wilmington who will not make it to Sunday Mass this weekend as Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland residents try to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington has postponed the annual Tribute Dinner scheduled for Wednesday, April 1.
This postponement is intended to help limit the spread of coronavirus, and conform to guidelines and regulations adopted by the states of...
Gianna Beretta Molla was a model of the successful twentieth century woman: She had an advanced degree and was a working mother. She loved skiing and mountain climbing. She was a very modern woman — and became a pro-life...