Angry polarization pervades too many conversations these days, from social media to cable news to family dinner tables. Catholics aren't exempt from this, of course -- in fact, sometimes we seem to revel in it.
Just like everyone else, we...
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has released a new video tour of historic St. Patrick’s Chapel in Pilottstown (Conowingo), Md. The chapel was built 200 years ago to serve the Irish immigrant community that came to western Cecil County...
Summertime used to be about big blockbuster movies. This summer box office receipts are sagging and even the sequels are having a hard time. The "Avengers: Endgame" phenomenon is an exception, but it points to a big shift in...
NEWARK — The Little Sisters of the Poor drew a crowd to Deerfield Golf Club in Newark on June 27 for the 12th annual Swing Fore the Sisters, the annual tournament that benefits the sisters' Jeanne Jugan Residence.
The day...
WILMINGTON – After canceling the annual Polish Festival, St. Hedwig Parish in Wilmington has teamed up with the Wilmington and Western Railroad to create a alternate event. The Red Clay Valley Sommerfest will be held July 18-20 at Greenbank...
WASHINGTON -- In its next term, the Supreme Court will examine if the Trump administration illegally tried to end a program that protects young adults brought to the U.S. as minors without documentation.
The court announced in a June 28...
PEORIA, Ill. — As a small group of witnesses silently looked on, the mortal remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen were interred at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria late in the afternoon of June 27, completing a transfer from...
VATICAN CITY -- Prayer helps men and women to view reality through the eyes of faith and to have a spiritual outlook on life in order to see God working in their lives, Pope Francis said.
Meeting with 6,000 members...
NEW YORK -- Fans of the lads from Liverpool will rejoice over the mostly amiable Beatles-themed comedy "Yesterday" (Universal). Parents of teens anxious to patronize the film, however, will have mixed feelings, given the lapses in behavior and language...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis gave priests who minister to seafarers special permission to grant absolution for sins that usually would require the intervention of a bishop or the Vatican itself.
"I want to say something about peace in one's...