Sunday Scripture readings for Jan. 7, 2024, Feast of the Epiphany
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12
Story of the Magi reminds us that an encounter with Jesus changes everything
On a Sunday that centers on...
By Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
With sadness, but with faith in the Resurrection, we announce that our brother, Rev. Robert D. Ashenbrenner, OSFS, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024. Father Ashenbrenner recently celebrated his 97th birthday surrounded...
ROME -- An Italian Catholic priest has been excommunicated for having publicly committed "an act of a schismatic nature" while celebrating Mass at his parish near Livorno.
The priest, Father Ramon Guidetti, dedicated his homily Dec. 31 to marking the...
Catholic high school sports teams from the Diocese of Wilmington get back to it on Thursday after several days off surrounding New Year’s Day. This will likely be the longest break from competition for nearly all of them until...
Msgr. Daniel J. McGlynn, who died Jan. 1 at the age of 84, was remembered as a warm and giving priest, chaplain and friend by those who knew and worked with him in his nearly 42 years as a...
ST. LOUIS -- Nearly 20,000 conference participants have converged in St. Louis at the America's Center Convention Complex for the Jan. 1-5 SEEK24 conference held by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
The SEEK24 conference marks a significant milestone for...
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Dec. 17 that its nearly 400 parishes, schools, cemeteries and offices will switch to 100% renewable energy for electricity needs beginning Jan. 1.
This covers about 2,000 buildings and is the equivalent of removing...
Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by a devastating earthquake in Japan, offering encouragement to emergency crews who were assisting victims and searching for survivors under the rubble.
As the official death toll from the quake reached 48 people,...
Msgr. Daniel J. McGlynn, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington since 1982, died Jan. 1. He was 84.
A retired priest, he most recently lived at Holy Cross Parish in Dover. Among his assignments during active priesthood in the...
WILMINGTON — Maybe it was the uniforms. St. Elizabeth was playing in its home gym, but the Vikings were wearing their road maroon sets against Appoquinimink in their bracket championship game of the Viking Invitational. After the Jaguars’ Riley...