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WASHINGTON -- After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said that while there is cause for optimism,...
PIKE CREEK — Saint Mark’s High School welcomed 181 alumni in commencement ceremonies held March 6. Bishop Koenig presided. The graduates earned more than $15 million in scholarships and grants, and they volunteered more than 23,600 hours of community service....
KRAKOW, Poland  -- Nine Polish Salesian priests killed in German Nazi concentration camps during World War II were beatified June 6 at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Kraków during a Mass that highlighted not only their...
Catholic Youth, Young Adult and Family Ministry held its annual recognition dinner May 20 at Royal Prime Events in Dover. The event brings together youth and adults who have contributed to CYM’s mission, either for the past year or...
Scripture readings for June 21, 2026, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13  Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35  Rom 5:12-15  Mt 10:26-33 Are you really ready for this? The apostles must have been asking that question when Jesus gathered them together, "gave...
In this season, we spend a lot of time congratulating others on their graduations, or their upcoming jobs or their new marriages. That's all lovely, but there are times when, while genuinely glad for others, we feel a bit...
Under a bluff of trees in Fort Mott State Park in Salem County, N.J., Bishop Koenig handed over the Blessed Sacrament at the end of the Diocese of Wilmington leg of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Camden Diocese Bishop Joseph...
Fifty-three years ago, Americans watched in amazement as the horse, Secretariat, thundered down the stretch at the Belmont Stakes.  Not only did he, with that race, win the Triple Crown but he did it by over 30 lengths with...
WILMINGTON – A whirlwind 24 hours came to a close on June 12 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, where a full church gathered for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and for the consecration to the Sacred Heart...
St. Joseph rightfully holds pride of place as the most significant fatherly saint in the Church's canon for his essential role as Jesus' foster father. While he is the supreme model for Christian fathers, there are many saints who...