VATICAN CITY — The best way to help the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told new bishops, is not by pointing fingers and creating scapegoats, but by working together doing God’s will.
Do not be embarrassed to talk to the faithful,...
The National Funeral Directors Association issued the inaugural Richard Myers Pinnacle Award on Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory in New Castle County, Delaware.
In recognition of funeral homes that develop an extraordinary program or service that surpasses the definition of...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend welcomed findings by a Pennsylvania district attorney that cleared Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of wrongdoing after an allegation of misconduct was made against him.
District Attorney Fran Chardo of Dauphin...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston struck a determinedly hopeful tone after his long-awaited meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the growing sexual abuse crisis in the United States.
"I myself am filled with hope," he said,...
Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) Is 50:5-9
Psalm 116:1-6, 8-9
2) Jas 2:14-18
Gospel: Mk 8:27-35
Angry at God
About a week after my wife Mary died of breast cancer, I took her wedding dress out of the closet where she had kept...
Dear Friends,
For nearly 190 years, Catholic schools in our area have been forming and educating students in the Catholic tradition, teaching them to honor the dignity of each human person and encouraging them to grow in the image and...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and has instructed Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore to conduct an investigation into allegations that Bishop Bransfield sexually harassed adults.
Archbishop Christophe...
Barbara Snively and Francis Tafelski share a passion for Catholic school education but differ in how they show that desire.
Snively is principal of Holy Angels School in Newark, with just over 400 students enrolled. She ensures her students receive...
WASHINGTON -- In an effort to bring healing and best serve the Catholic Church, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington announced he plans to meet soon with Pope Francis to discuss the resignation that he submitted three years ago.
The...
UPDATE: With rain in the forecast and Hurricane Florence expected to the south, planners of the Peace in the Park observance at Salisbury City Park have canceled the event.
The area of the park where the event was planned is...