ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The upcoming movie “Just Mercy” “has the potential to wake up out of a slumber the part of society that either doesn’t believe the death penalty is still in practice or chooses to ignore it,” according...
WASHINGTON — At a packed funeral Mass in Boston Dec. 13 for Pete Frates, whose battle with ALS helped propel the viral ice bucket challenge, the homilist urged the congregation to face adversity as Frates did: “Be patient hopeful...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for those who testify in a church trial or process having to do with clerical sexual...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the nuncio to France, who has been under investigation for sexual misconduct in France and in Canada.
Announcing the archbishop’s retirement Dec. 17, the Vatican provided no...
Bishop Burke Council #11285 of the Knights of Columbus coordinated the distribution of 72 coats to children in need.
Coats were donated to the St. Vincent DePaul Society at St. Michael The Archangel/Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church in Millsboro,...
The sports schedule is a bit light this week, with several teams taking a break for mid-terms, but there is some compelling action this week. That includes a battle of unbeatens in girls basketball and two premier scholastic wrestling...
WASHINGTON -- If experience can't prove it, data scraping will: Catholic sermons are shorter than their Protestant counterparts.
According to an analysis of 50,000 sermons -- Catholics commonly refer to theirs as homilies -- the Pew Research Center determined that...
ROME -- As part of the celebrations for his 50th anniversary of priesthood, Pope Francis chose to personally present a multi-volume collection of writings by his longtime spiritual director, the late Jesuit Father Miguel Angel Fiorito.
In addition to presenting...
Lutheran pastors, several dozen Catholic priests and hundreds of family and friends joined Bishop Malooly in celebrating the life of Diocese of Wilmington priest Father Leonard R. Klein during his funeral Mass at Cathedral of St. Peter on Dec....
WILMINGTON — The top-ranked St. Elizabeth’s girls basketball team went into its showdown with No. 2 Conrad down two starters, and the Red Wolves took advantage. Ja’Nylah Whittlesey scored 20 points and was a force on the offensive and...