WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Father Luis M. Romero Fernandez, who was recently appointed as vicar of Hispanic ministry and evangelization for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., to be an auxiliary bishop of the diocese.
The appointment was...
There is a growing phenomenon happening across Catholic churches in this nation: the merging of parishes. Watching a parish close, no matter how small, naturally brings a certain sadness. It signals that a once thriving Catholic community is no...
Saint Mark's High School's production of "We Will Rock You" with music by Queen rocked the house the last weekend of February at the high school auditorium.
The performers and production crew dazzled audience members for three straight days beginning...
Kidnapped at age 7. Forced into slavery, sold repeatedly. Walked hundreds of miles barefoot to a slave market. This kind of ordeal should break a little girl’s spirit, but it added strength to the character of St. Josephine Bakhita.
Josephine...
ROME -- As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping...
Have you gotten your updated version of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington directory?
The 2019-2020 directory is a keepsake edition with a photo on the cover of the annual Youth Pilgrimage showing Bishop Malooly with hundreds of students from every...
MANCHESTER, England -- Catholics are preparing for the historic rededication of England as "Mary's Dowry" in the hope that it will spur the re-evangelization of their country.
The English bishops decided to rededicate the country at a meeting in November...
PAUL, Minn. -- Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis shared some advice from the Minnesota Catholic Conference with priests and deacons in the archdiocese: It might be best not to vote in the March 3 presidential...
SAN FRANCISCO -- After the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy Feb. 28, the court later the same day put a stay on its own ruling.
The administration's 2019 Migrant Protection...
Practice for spring sports begins this week, but there is still one winter sport that has yet to conclude. The state tournaments for boys and girls basketball tips off Tuesday and Wednesday night at campus locations, and Catholic schools...