SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The Nativity -- the gift of Jesus to the world on Christmas -- was brought to life in a poignant way Dec. 24 during a living Nativity outside St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring.
The living...
At least 20 people experiencing homelessness in the United States die every day, according to HomelessDeathsCount.org. To help remember and honor those who have died, the National Coalition for the Homeless began sponsoring memorial services in 1990.
Each year, the...
As Pope Francis seeks to include more women in key church leadership positions, a Catholic social worker has been named to a pioneering post for women in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -- and a number of women have inspired...
The Christmas break is a short one for some high school athletic teams in the Diocese of Wilmington, particularly in basketball. Lots of squads are in action this week, whether it’s in New Castle County, on the Eastern Shore...
It was 800 years ago today, Dec. 25, 1223, that an event took place in a little town, about an hour outside of Rome, named Greccio that has become a tradition in churches and homes, village greens and, as...
Prominent Polish Catholics have voiced fears of unrest after the country's state-run television's informational and regional channels were forced off the air Dec. 20 during a takeover of public media by prime minister Donald Tusk's new government.
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The “Wreaths Across America” program was held at the Wilmington Senior Center on Dec. 16.
The event is held annually on the third Saturday in December across the United States to honor deceased veterans. Another ceremony was held at the...
WILMINGTON — A charitable endeavor that took root last summer will culminate on Christmas Day with a community gathering at Salesianum School. More than 100 residents of various Wilmington Housing Authority buildings will convene at the school for Mass,...
By Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
Charles Dickens writes in the preface to his famous story “A Christmas Carol”: “I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers...
Q: Now that the holidays are here many churches, not just Catholic, have nativity scenes on public display. In most of these, Joseph and Mary both appear to be about 25 years old or so, and with very westernized...