Sister Rosa Alvarez, one of three Carmelite nuns to come to Sussex County in the 1990s to begin an outreach ministry to the Guatemalan community, died Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C. She was 89.
Sister Rosa and fellow Carmelites, Sisters...
MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Father Carlos Martins preaches that for Catholics to reach heaven, they must possess forgiving hearts, participate in the sacraments and live their Christian identities to the fullest.
The priest, a member of the Companions of the Cross...
LAS DELICIAS, El Salvador — Halfway up the back slope of San Salvador volcano, Cesar Hernandez wakes up at 4 a.m. and leaves his family’s home on a coffee plantation at 5. He makes the hourlong walk down the...
Soldiers, chaplains, Bishop Malooly and hundreds of others gathered April 3 at the Chase Center in Wilmington to honor longtime Delaware National Guard state adjutant general Frank Vavala with the Msgr. Thomas Reese Award at the Catholic Charities of...
WASHINGTON -- There were no smokestacks, nor surprises in Washington with the appointment of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the new head of the Archdiocese of Washington, an announcement that had been leaked days before it became official April...
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Cycle C
1) Is 43:16-21
Psalm 126:1-6
2) Phil 3:8-14
Gospel: Jn 8:1-11
The place where God dwells
Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek survived nearly 20 years in Soviet prisons and Siberian labor camps. After his capture by the Russian army during World...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has named Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta as the new archbishop of Washington.
The appointment was announced April 4 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States.
Archbishop Gregory, 71, a...
Our Lenten Journey April 4, 2019
Quotes of the Day:
"The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in a way that is contrary to the love that is God. Anyone who begins to live...
MIDDLETOWN – Megan Noonan scored five times and added two assists to lead St. Mark's to an 11-8 win over Middletown in girls lacrosse on April 3. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Spartans.
The Spartans had...
Denton, Md., teen adds Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to list of beneficiaries
EASTON, Md. – If you live or are traveling through Talbot County, Md., through early May, keep an eye out for Ryan Freeman. The senior at Ss. Peter...