Every summer, my family would make a highly anticipated weekly trip to the local public library to check in on our progress for the summer reading program. The librarians would open a treasure box of prizes to reward us...
He gazes from his portrait with steely determination, one eyebrow raised.
I look at the picture of my great-grandfather, an exile from the Irish famine, and I lift one eyebrow to match his. I feel close to him, even though...
HONOLULU -- The devastation brought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history.
The death toll from the blaze that tore through Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, stands at 102. Thousands of people continue to...
WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, the number of abortions in the United States have increased, even as some states implemented near-total bans on the procedure, according to...
It may be the time of year to think about going back to school, however, there are still some fun things to do in and around the Diocese of Wilmington:
If you’re vacationing in one of the beautiful resort...
LIVERPOOL, England -- The parents of a young woman branded "delusional" for wanting continued hospital treatment instead of palliative care have won a court battle over the legality of the ruling that led to their daughter's death.
Sudiksha Thirumalesh, who...
In one of the most significant U.S. appointments of his pontificate, Pope Francis has given Boston its seventh archbishop. Archbishop Richard G. Henning will take the reins of America's fourth-largest diocese on Oct. 31.
Only a diocesan ordinary for the...
Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has traveled to Japan on a "pilgrimage of peace" commemorating the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. The pilgrimage, which the archbishop...
On this episode of Catholic Forum after a news update from The Dialog, Bob Krebs talks with Michele Sagarino, president of Cross Catholic Outreach.
For many years, this Catholic ministry has partnered with bishops, priests, religious and lay workers to...
Sunday Scripture readings for Aug. 11, 2024, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 19:4-8 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 4:30—5:2 Jn 6:41-51
Does concern for food that nourishes the body match desire for spiritual food that sustains the soul?
Food...