Nearly one in 10 children are forced into child labor globally, with some compelled into hazardous work through trafficking. On June 12, humanitarian institutions and the international community -- including Catholic organizations -- mark the World Day Against Child...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news brief from The Dialog, we chat with Anna Drushler and her dad, Al.
Anna is a rising senior at Padua Academy in Wilmington, Delaware who has Tourette's Syndrome, a condition that causes people to make involuntary...
VATICAN CITY -- Christians should read Scripture often, every day if possible, and look to the Spirit if reading the Gospel ever feels dry, Pope Francis said.
Even when one has repeatedly read a Scripture passage "without particular emotion," at...
The Basic Needs program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington received $5,000 through a DuPont Community Impact Grant. The grant will assist low-income households experiencing a financial crisis to pay for basic expenses such as rent, mortgage,...
WASHINGTON -- Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their work remains to be done.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia,...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities.
NAME: Jack Cotrotsios
School: Salesianum School
Year: Graduate, 2024
Parish: St....
Since beginning their journeys mid-May, pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have braved excessive heat, thunderstorms and wind -- all of it closely monitored by a meteorologist in New Hampshire.
John Kelley rises daily around 5:45 a.m. -- earlier than...
SALT LAKE CITY -- Just as the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass in the Cathedral of the Madeleine got underway May 26, Father Martin Diaz noted that "some kind of commotion" was occurring in the back.
He stopped the Mass and...
EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore described the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's June 6 stop at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg as a "joyous" occasion.
The emotion was prevalent throughout the day as...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church should function like a choir where every member contributes his or her unique part to create a harmonious whole, Pope Francis said.
Just as how in a choir or an orchestra "one needs the...