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Rent, electricity, gas, medicine, or food - which could you live without? This is the question facing many of the households who come to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington each day for help. More than 2,100 families receive food...
The relic of St. John Vianney’s incorrupt heart will include Wilmington as part of its tour of the United States. The shrine of Ars, France, has entrusted the major relic to the Knights of Columbus and it will be the...
NEW YORK -- Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York's new expansive abortion measure into law Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, some Catholics have called for the governor, who is Catholic, to be excommunicated. Cuomo fully backed...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PANAMA -- The primary goal of the Vatican's February summit on clerical sexual abuse and child protection is to help bishops understand the urgency of the crisis, Pope Francis said. During a news conference with...
By Tony Magliano In the more than 30 annual Washington, D.C. Marches for Life I have participated in, I always think the current march is the largest ever. But since accurate figures are hard to come by, it usually comes...
The first month of the new year comes to an end this week with several high school battles worth watching. It kicks off Monday night with the ladies of Padua making the short trip to Ursuline for their latest...
Stage plays are broken down in acts. Sporting events are separated into quarters, innings, possessions, drives and plays. Symphonies are composed of movements. Books are split into chapters, while magazines have articles. Similarly, the Mass can be broken down...
By ELISE ITALIANO URENECK Last year I relocated to Boston after spending 10 years in Washington, D.C. The move has forced me to make countless adjustments, chief among them the ordinance in my town that prohibits overnight street parking. Due to...
VATICAN CITY -- Despite some new tensions, "practically the whole of Christianity is in a process of advancing beyond the controversies and competition of the past, toward greater understanding, trust and solidarity," said Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the...
Do I know what I truly believe? I hope so. For what people believe shapes their thinking and decisions, especially in key, consequential moments. Were my beliefs different, I might "invest" myself differently than I do in the people and...