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Father Thomas A. Flowers, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington for more than 46 years, died April 17. He was 73. Father Flowers was a longtime pastor until his retirement in 2020. He was also the state chaplain for...
WASHINGTON -- Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation -- but also for abortion, which was opposed by...
The concept of Christian nationalism is not compatible with Catholic teaching, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., said on a recent episode of his 'Walk Humbly' podcast. The term "Christian nationalism" has been the subject of recent controversy, as...
WASHINGTON -- Addressing the John Carroll Society at its April 13 annual awards dinner in Washington, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly underscored something that Pope Francis once told him, that the laity have a co-responsibility along with the clergy...
VATICAN CITY -- Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or experiencing shifts in vocations, Pope Francis said. Discerning how to adapt the structures of a centuries-old religious order to the modern age...
Catholics who worship at parishes in Baltimore City have the opportunity to weigh in on the proposal for Seek the City, the archdiocesan process underway for nearly two years to change the footprint of physical locations in the city...
NEW YORK  -- At the New York archdiocesan Family Life Conference, speakers and organizers sought to help participants better understand the importance of family in our world today, "expanding our vision as to what we can do to help...
The following is an urgent message from the Delaware Catholic Advocacy Network. ACTION ALERT!  HB 140, the bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide, is on the House Agenda today. We need your help!  Our opposition is rooted in the Church's belief in...
Sunday Scripture readings for April 21, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12  Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29  1 Jn 3:1-2  Jn 10:11-18 May we encounter Jesus the Good Shepherd as sent by God to lead us to his...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we chat with Mark Ugolini and his son, Leo about the troop Troops of Saint George and how it combines camping and adventure with prayer and...