JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The soft-spoken cleric felt a combination of weariness and relief as the train pulled into the station.
Father Augustus Tolton, formerly enslaved, formerly deprived of his priestly aspirations, formerly ostracized in the land of his upbringing...
Cautioning against the monotony of routine that dims the capacity to appreciate the extraordinary, Pope Francis urged young people to experience Christmas as a time to develop a sense of wonder.
"Let us learn to be amazed," he told young...
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.
The role is intended to represent the U.S. government's positions on...
UYO, Nigeria -- In March 2000, 46-year-old Aniette Asuquo began experiencing severe mental health struggles that led to a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Initially, she sought spiritual help at various prayer houses for over a year before being admitted to...
Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop J. Gregory Kelly of Dallas as bishop of Tyler, Texas.
The move comes just over a year after the pope removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland in the wake of an apostolic visitation to that...
Q: I'm a longtime daily Mass-goer, and every year in the days leading up to Christmas we have that one Gospel reading that lists all the names of Jesus' ancestors. I can understand why things like this are included...
My family never watched "It's a Wonderful Life" when I was growing up. I saw it for the first time when I was around 30 years old, at a special Christmas screening at the Coronado Theater in Rockford, Illinois....
Apart from each other and family, two local parishioners in Delaware have three commitments: faith, community and Catholic education. So deep is their commitment to Catholic schools that they feel motivated to help make a Catholic education attainable to...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is nearing the end of his term in the White House with an all-time low approval rating, according to a new Marquette Law School Poll.
The same poll found that while a majority of adults...
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington 2025 Directory is hot off the press.
Schools, parishes and others should get their orders in ASAP.
A handy resource with up-to-date information on parishes, diocesan offices, priests, religious men and women, schools and organizations is...