SEAFORD — It’s been a long time coming.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church is about to get a new pastoral center, which will dramatically change the face of the Seaford landmark.
The old rectory has been torn down and construction will...
NEWARK — Eighty-eight golfers sweated through temperatures in the 90s to help the Little Sisters of the Poor at their annual “Swing Fore the Sisters” golf tournament June 27 at Deerfield Golf Club. The event raised more than $30,000...
NEWARK — For 11 weeks last fall, Darren DiRenzo battled against some big dudes as a member of Archmere Academy’s football team. The Auks won nine of those games, falling in the first round of the Division II state...
By LAURA KELLY FANUCCI
“Behold” is my favorite word in Scripture. Every time it shows up, we’re summoned to snap to attention and take notice. God is about to do something new. Let’s not miss it.
But how can we behold...
TORONTO — When bishops convene in Rome this fall to begin discussions about ordaining married men to serve as priests in remote, indigenous communities in the Amazon, bishops in northern Canada will be listening closely.
The Vatican put a discussion...
DALLAS — Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns, the Dallas Diocese and the entire community are mourning the loss of 10 people in a fiery plane crash that occurred the morning of June 30 at an area municipal airport.
The Texas...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican City State tribunal has ordered the opening of two tombs in a small Vatican cemetery at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983.
Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican...
VATICAN CITY -- In the light of "a worrying negative prejudice" against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it...
ROME -- After U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to set foot in North Korea, Pope Francis called his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace.
After praying the Angelus...
Having worked in public relations for several Catholic organizations, I'm accustomed to paying close attention to how journalists cover the church. One trend that's hard to miss is that in the mainstream media, the U.S. church is increasingly characterized...