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NEW DELHI -- The Indian government has declined to renew the visa of an elderly Spanish nun who had ministered to the country's poor people for five decades. Sister Enedina, 86, a member of the Daughters of Charity, had her...
VATICAN CITY -- Popular movements can spark the change needed to ensure a future that is no longer in the hands of elites and powerful people, but includes the poor who have the inalienable right to a life of...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The executive director of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, himself a Catholic, to stay the Aug. 22 execution of Gary Ray Bowles, who pleaded guilty to a 1994 murder and...
Bishop Malooly stopped in at St. Edmonds church hall on Wednesday, Aug. 14, while the Ladies of The Ancient Order of Hibernians were cooking and serving dinner for the international students who visit Rehoboth Beach every summer to work...
NEW CASTLE -- Bishop Malooly was joined by worshipers Aug. 19 at a public prayer vigil and consecration of the Diocese of Wilmington to Mary's Immaculate Heart. After reciting the rosary inside Holy Spirit Church, the group of more than...
My wife tells a story about her dad and their special connection — a connection that transcended this life and one that defies a natural explanation. "My dad was passionate about photography. I grew up with magazines and camera equipment...
Things that go bump in the night hold an eerie fascination — even for Catholics. People love to be mystified by what defies an earthly explanation. At primary school, Felicity, a girl in my class, lived in what she...
WASHINGTON -- A Capuchin Franciscan priest was found guilty Aug. 15 of four counts of child sexual abuse stemming from when he served as a parochial vicar at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington. Father Urbano Vazquez, who...
When Pope Francis recently said that every time we receive Communion, it should be like our first time, it reminded me of a friend's story. He had left his then-youngest son in the pew while the rest of the family...
The Silver Rose, a program of the Knights of Columbus honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, is coming to Delaware this month. It will be visiting parishes in all three counties in the state over a three-week period beginning Aug....