Most Catholics have heard of Father Damien of Molokai and his work with the lepers in Hawaii. But did you also know about his counterpart, St. Marianne of Molokai?
Born in Duchy of Hesse (now part of Germany) on Jan....
Schools in the Diocese of Wilmington will be closed through March 27 as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the state and the country. The diocesan Office for Catholic Schools made the announcement early in the afternoon...
Catholics in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore will find churches open for Mass this weekend, but Bishop W. Francis Malooly has dispensed of the Sunday obligation to attend Mass in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Regulations limiting...
ROME — In a nation where the faithful are not allowed to assemble for Mass, one church in northern Italy is full.
The Church of All Saints in Bergamo -- located in a cemetery in Italy's hardest-hit Lombardy region --...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged people to pray for parish priests so that they may find ways to accompany their people while the coronavirus pandemic continues to restrict movement around the country and the world.
The pope offered his...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While the coronavirus has created an upheaval in the daily routines of people around the world, there are ways to minimize the spread of the illness, said a physician who serves as a deacon for the...
She was a simple woman who worked as a nurse and spent the last years of her life alone and in poverty. She didn't start a religious order, or author any theological texts. But sometimes a simple person can...
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association canceled this year's girls and boys basketball state tournaments Thursday afternoon after Gov. John Carney declared a state of emergency in response to the threat posed by the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
None of...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a first for New Zealand, a permanent deacon participated in the episcopal ordination Mass of his son.
More than 3,000 people from throughout New Zealand attended the March 7 ordination Mass of Bishop Michael Gielen,...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be as divisive to religionists as he seems to be to other groups in American society, as indicated by the latest Pew Research Center survey.
“We’re seeing a big divide between white Christian and...