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...
Catholic Charities USA is accepting donations online to help its agencies along the U.S. border with Mexico meet basic needs and ensure that migrant children "are being treated with care and kindness" as the humanitarian crisis there grows, the...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, for now, blocked the Trump administration's added citizenship question to the 2020 census, sending the case back to a lower court.
A 5-4 ruling handed down June 27, which was written by Chief Justice John...
Sunday Scripture readings, June 30, 2019
1 Kgs 19:16, 19-21
Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-11
2) Gal 5:1, 13-18
Gospel: Lk 9:51-62
Reflecting on freedom
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the word "freedom" comes into focus while we gather together to celebrate with...
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with the political program" of Steve Bannon.
In a letter posted on his Twitter feed, Cardinal Burke...