WASHINGTON — Catholic bishops near the U.S.-Mexico border, joined by other U.S. prelates, voiced opposition just after President Donald Trump's Feb. 15 declaration of a national emergency so he can order construction of a barrier along parts of the...
Rev. Steven B. Giuliano is appointed temporary administrator of St. Christopher Parish, Chester, Md., effective March 1.
Deacon Francis Weber Jr. is appointed to diaconal ministry at St. Polycarp Parish, Smyrna, effective immediately.
Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly
Bishop of Wilmington
VATICAN CITY — Italian Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, a Vatican diplomat who once served in Canada, Chile and western Africa, is under investigation by police in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official.
The Vatican learned from news reports...
WASHINGTON -- A group of city commissioners in the border city of McAllen, Texas, voted in mid-February to remove from a building a popular Catholic-administered center run by Sister Norma Pimentel, who has been praised by Pope Francis for...
VATICAN CITY — The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a “human voice” was needed to speak up in the world of technology today.
“A human voice like that of the church” with its values and authority,...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 71, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to serve as the camerlengo or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church.
Cardinal Farrell, born in Ireland,...
ROME — Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
In an address to members of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s governing council Feb. 14, the pope...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C
Jer 17:5-8
Psalm 1:1-4, 6
1 Cor 15:12, 16-20
Gospel: Lk 6:17, 20-26
Simple, straightforward, serious
There's nothing obscure about today's Gospel. Jesus says that those who are poor, hungry, grieving and persecuted are to be congratulated because they're...
Engaged and married couples can avail themselves of local and national resources to find information and materials on Catholic marriage.
The Diocese of Wilmington’s Office for Marriage and Family Life offers pre-marriage instruction, Retrouvaille ministry for married couples, outreach for...
Bishop Malooly has announced a goal of $4,775,500 for the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal. Contributions to the appeal from Catholics throughout Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland will help 37 ministries of the Diocese of Wilmington that include...