WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, and appointed as his successor Father James T. Ruggieri, a pastor in the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island.
Bishop Deeley has headed the statewide...
The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) approved Catholic Charities’ proposal submitted in response to the state’s RFP CYF 23-11 First Episode Psychosis (D-FEP) Program. After DSCYF reviewed all the proposals for services submitted,...
By Father James Lentini
Pastor, Holy Cross Parish, Dover
In 1973, the American movie-going public was treated to the likes of a dystopian future in the movie “Soylent Green.” The film, starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, told the future...
WASHINGTON -- Catholic couples and liturgical experts are advising how to observe Ash Wednesday -- the beginning of the Latin C9s Day, Feb. 14, this year.
The former is a day of prayer, penance and fasting; the latter, a day...
VATICAN CITY -- Months after throwing verbal jabs at Pope Francis along the campaign train, Argentine President Javier Milei brought smiles and cookies to the Vatican for his highly anticipated meeting with the pope Feb. 12.
The 60 minutes they...
VATICAN CITY-- St. María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, devoted herself completely to helping others experience God's closeness and compassion, Pope Francis said after he declared the 18th-century consecrated laywoman a saint.
By letting her heart and...
It’s that time of year for winter sports. One sport has determined its champions, and by the end of this week, the same will be true for wrestling. The swimming regular season ends on Tuesday, which leaves basketball as...
CLAYMONT — On paper, Archmere’s boys basketball game against Lake Forest on Feb. 10 should not have been close. The Auks were at home, but they were playing without two starters, and the Spartans entered Moglia Fieldhouse with a...
WASHINGTON -- Raising public awareness about the role of slavery in building the U.S. Catholic Church and sparking hopes for racial justice and reconciliation were themes that emerged in a recent discussion at The Catholic University of America in...
The Reverend Leonard James “Jim” Downs died peacefully on Jan. 28, 2024.
He was born in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7, 1940, and grew up in Hillcrest Heights, Md., with his parents Leonard J. Downs, Alta “Lois” Downs, his sister...