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A bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Delaware failed last week to get legislative consideration, the second unsuccessful push this year. House Bill 160, the so called ‘End of Life Options Act,’ would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Delaware, according...
LIVERPOOL, England (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he was mourning the death of English toddler Alfie Evans, who died four days after doctors withdrew his life support system. The 23-month-old boy died at about 2:30 a.m. April 28 after his...
The spring musical season is nearing its conclusion at high schools throughout the Diocese of Wilmington and one of the final performances happened over the weekend at St. Mark's High School The drama department's spring musical "Working" hit the stage...
In 2014 the Vatican's International Theological Commission published the document "'Sensus Fidei' in the Life of the Church" with the approval of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The idea of "sensus fidei" expresses the belief that "the...
Although many Catholics may be unaware of it, they possess a kind of spiritual instinct that helps to guide the church. The "sensus fidelium," or "sense of the faithful," is the "church's conviction that all believers, individually and as a...
  "Sensus fidelium" is a Latin phrase that can be translated as the "sense of the faithful." The concept concerns how the faithful together understand and live the faith. "Sensus fidelium" is intrinsically bound up with the teaching of the...
 'Sensus fidelium': the sense of the faithful   There are many moving examples where the sense of the faithful can be seen preserving the faith. In the "sensus fidelium," there is a breathing together of church teaching and people's lived experience. Nourished by...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The apparent forced resignation of the chaplain who tends to the spiritual needs of the U.S. House of Representatives and is Catholic has drawn fire against the Speaker of the House, who also is Catholic.  Earlier in...
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After private meetings with Pope Francis, three survivors of clergy sexual abuse from Chile said they felt they had been heard and were hopeful for changes in the way the Catholic Church handles accusations of...
The final two-plus weeks of the regular season get going on Monday with Ss. Peter and Paul lacrosse hosting a top Delaware program. In baseball, archrivals will meet at Frawley Stadium. Baseball Monday St. Elizabeth (6-5) at No. 8 Middletown (7-3), 3:45...