WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
The question at issue in the case -- United States v....
Aston, PA—Sister Magdalen Mary Dunne, OSF, 90, died in Assisi House on Monday, June 16, 2025. She was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years.
Sister Magdalen Mary (Mary Theresa Dunne) was born...
It’s shaping up to be a great summer here in the Diocese of Wilmington. Some big events, like the Italian Festival, have already happened but there’s more to do in the coming weeks. Check these events out:
• On Thursday,...
New Jersey's top court ruled June 16 that grand juries can be empaneled to investigate clerical sex abuse allegations in that state.
The decision comes weeks after the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, relinquished its long-standing objections to such proceedings,...
Scripture readings for The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Gn 14:18-20 Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 1 Cor 11:23-26 Lk 9:11b-17
Of all the dramatic moments from Pope Francis' funeral in April, what many of us...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog and a cut from John Michael Talbot's Table of Plenty album, we talk to the most prolific and beloved Catholic author of our time, Dr. Peter Kreeft.
A professor of philosophy at Boston...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV will spend two weeks of July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, bringing back a centuries-old tradition that had been suspended by Pope Francis.
Pope Leo also will celebrate the feast of...
"No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the leader of the nation's Catholic bishops...
In every parish across the Diocese of Wilmington, the Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal invites each of us to take part in something bigger than ourselves. It is not simply a fundraiser; it is a response to the Gospel,...
Twenty Diocese of Wilmington and religious-order priests serving here recently observed milestone anniversaries of their ordinations.
55 years
Father Michael B. Roark was ordained May 2, 1970. His priestly assignments include associate pastor at St. Elizabeth, St. Matthew’s and St. Paul’s...