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VATICAN CITY -- Easter is a feast that calls Christians to gather together, make a commitment to dialogue and to work for the common good, Pope Francis said.
In Italy and in other countries, Easter Monday is a...
Dialog reporter
ASTON, Pa. — Over the course of her ministry in education, Sister Jean Clare Rohe spent 27 years in the Diocese of Wilmington. What makes that extraordinary is that her first assignment in the diocese began in 1938,...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Father Pat Connor was on his way from a graduate class at the University of Memphis to St. Joseph Hospital to visit a priest friend the evening of April 4, 1968.
That's when he heard the news...
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY -- If Jesus and his truth are to become truly present in today's world, priests must do what Jesus did and be "street preachers," going out to encounter and accompany sinners with tenderness and compassion,...
Dialog reporter
WILMINGTON — Bethann Higley was looking for a change a few years ago when a local high school — where her daughter was a senior — had an opening. She just wasn’t sure it matched what she had...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- As part of its ongoing support of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus committed more than $1 million to Iraqi and Syrian Christians for Easter.
Announced during Holy Week, the support includes...
Today's Readings from the USCCB:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/033018.cfm
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"As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price offered by the redeemer, touch the scars...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The state operating and capital budgets passed by Maryland General Assembly this week include significant funding increases for Catholic and other nonpublic schools, specifically providing for additional school safety measures and scholarship assistance for low-income students...
For the secular world, Easter is all about brightly colored eggs and chocolate bunnies. For us, Easter represents the fulfillment of the Good News of the Gospel — Jesus, who was crucified, is risen!
Jesus died on the cross for...
For The Dialog
DOVER — More than 60 priests renewed their priestly promises Monday, March 26, while concelebrating with Bishop Malooly the annual Chrism Mass during which the bishop blessed sacred oils to be used this year in the 56...