The Baptism of the Lord
Cycle C
1) Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11
Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10 or Psalm 104:1-4, 24-25, 27-30
2) Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14, 3:4-7
Gospel: Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Begin again
The beginning of a new year is a perfect time...
If there is a signature phrase Bishop Robert E. Mulvee carried with him throughout his priesthood, it is to “pray for those who have no one to pray for them.”
Brother bishop and former Diocese of Wilmington priest John O....
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican announced its plans to take a leap of faith into the wide world of sports with the creation of its first ever sports association.
The Vatican Athletic sports association, which will fall under the auspices...
Two diocesan elementary school principals, Mercy Sister LaVerne King of Christ the Teacher Catholic School and Richard D. Hart of St. John the Beloved School, have been named national recipients of the 2019 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from the...
At a time when the church faces great challenges, bishops of the U.S. turned to prayer and the Eucharist while spending a week together in reflection at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago.
Diocese of Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly said he...
BILOXI, Miss. -- Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi and the first black bishop in the 20th century to head a U.S. diocese, died Jan. 9.
Bishop Howze was 95.
"While we are saddened by...
WASHINGTON -- Nationwide efforts to confront human trafficking received a boost in the new year as President Donald Trump signed a bill reauthorizing federal expenditures for prevention and assistance programs across the federal government.
The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention...
INDIANAPOLIS — Tears filled Missy Brassie’s eyes as she talked about the most emotional part of the five-day SEEK2019 conference involving more than 17,000 young adult Catholics from around the world.
It happened the evening of Jan. 5 in a...
DUBLIN — The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country’s new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has “no moral force” and it “must be resisted” by Catholics.
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, who also is president...
VATICAN CITY — As it did prior to the Second World War, the rise of nationalism in the world poses a threat to peace and constructive dialogue among nations, Pope Francis told diplomats.
During his annual address to diplomats accredited...