LAFAYETTE, Ind. (CNS) -- Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of Lafayette, who is chair of the bishops' child and youth protection committee, said "general prayers and apologies are necessary, but not sufficient" for victims of sexual abuse.
The bishop, writing in...
Catholic Forum, the radio program/podcast produced by the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington, will present a two-part interview with Rev. Roberto Balducelli, the Oblate of Saint Francis de Sales priest, on its Aug. 5 and Aug....
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) Ex 16:2-4, 12-15
Psalm 78:3-4, 23-25, 54
2) Eph 4:17, 20-24
Gospel: Jn 6:24-35
A question for reflection
Some years ago, I began to lead pilgrimage groups in the Holy Land. I noticed that the local guides urge...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) -- Motivated by the upcoming change on the Supreme Court, the Knights of Columbus is urging its members and all Catholics to join in a novena to pray for the protection of human life in...
Dear Friends in Christ:
It is my sincere hope that you have been able to join in some of the celebrations that have been taking place during our year-long sesquicentennial anniversary. The Diocese of Wilmington is rich in history, and...
WILMINGTON — Although she teaches at St. Anthony of Padua School, where the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales is part of the fabric of the building, Jennifer Cripps discovered a lot about the patron saint of the Diocese...
ELSMERE — All Saints Catholic School serves five parishes, with a student population that is very diverse in many ways: economically, socially and culturally among them. That diversity is reflected also in the school’s Latino population.
Last year, 17 percent...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert "the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an...
August 1, 2018 --- (Wilmington, Delaware) --- The Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, has issued the following statement regarding the July 30, 2018 attack on Reverend William Graney, Pastor of Resurrection Parish...
A Diocese of Wilmington pastor was hospitalized after an attack in his office at Resurrection Parish in Pike Creek, according to statements issued by the diocese and New Castle County police.
Police took a man in custody after the incident...