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The late Father Leonard R. Klein was director of Pro Life Activities for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, rector of the Cathedral of St. Peter and pastor at St. Patrick and St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception churches in...
An Indigenous image of Jesus Christ by an acclaimed iconographer has been removed from a New Mexico church for unspecified reasons, days after the U.S. bishops approved a pastoral framework for Indigenous ministry. Painted by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz, "Apache...
The following was first published in thedialog.org in September 2022. Pro-life advocacy has been a blessing to fathers, mothers and lives unborn. However also important is determined Christian advocacy regarding another life issue: physician-assisted suicide. "Physician-assisted suicide occurs when a physician...
TRENTON, N.J. -- A restructured program for deacon preparation in the Diocese of Trenton is set to be rolled out this fall, offering a shorter and more integrated formation. Informed by feedback from those who have recently completed diaconate formation...
ASTON —On June 9, more than 165 members of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and their companions gathered in Our Lady of Angels Chapel in Aston, Pa., to give witness to the lives and service of the...
Scripture Readings for July 7, 2024, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 2:2-5  Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4  2 Cor 12:7-10  Mk 6:1-6 God can come to us in ways we never imagined. The Messiah, it turns out, isn't quite who people expected. In...
The Global Education Program at Ursuline Academy has been awarded the 2023-24 Moulton Grant for Global Citizenship by the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS). The grant recognizes one innovative project proposed by a member school or school team...
In our contemporary world, where distractions are many and commitments are endless, the future of the Catholic faith is at a critical juncture. With declining church attendance and the waning engagement of young people, we must urgently return to...
WILMINGTON — Kathleen Jacono, a longtime educator in the Diocese of Wilmington, has been appointed the interim principal at St. Mary Magdalen School for the 2024-25 school year. She succeeds Patrick Tiernan, who has been named president at Saint...
WASHINGTON -- Presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution as it relates to core constitutional acts of their office, presumptive immunity for official acts, but none for unofficial acts, a divided Supreme Court ruled July 1. The ruling, in effect, is...