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BALTIMORE  -- The Eucharist and synodality are interconnected, said prelates attending the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-15. Synodality, they said, ensures the faithful's communication so the church can fulfill its Eucharistic mission. The October...
“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 communities. NAME: Devin Funchion  High School: Padua Academy Year: Senior  "What is...
BEAR – Salesianum posted two goals in each half, and their defense kept Delcastle away from goalkeeper Andrew Scott most of the night in a 4-1 victory in the DIAA Division I semifinals on Nov. 14 at Bob Peoples...
Despite his Sept. 25 retirement as a Chicago auxiliary, Bishop Joseph N. Perry may continue to serve as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, completing the term he began in May. The bishops...
Every parish in the Diocese of Wilmington is represented at 56 churches in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland for Eucharistic Adoration Week beginning Nov. 26. An adoration schedule listing broken out by seven deaneries in the diocese appears...
WASHINGTON  -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced Nov. 13 that it will implement an ethics code for its justices. The move comes after a series of allegations that some of the justices have received expensive gifts or allegedly taken...
JERUSALEM -- Christmas in Bethlehem and the Holy Land this year will be one of solemnity, prayer and fasting as the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem called upon the faithful to forgo any "unnecessarily festive activities"...
NEWARK — Ursuline’s volleyball team lost the first set in its semifinal battle against Tower Hill on Nov. 13, and the fourth-seeded Raiders promptly fell behind in each of the next three sets. Fortunately for them, they were able...
WARSAW, Poland -- On Warsaw's Rakowiecka street, flanked by a smart new Metro station and office buildings, a gray cement wall runs mournfully along a damp surface of fallen leaves. At midpoint in the wall, a narrow gateway opens out...
Legalized marijuana and a broad cultural acceptance of drug use have been "disastrous to our society," said Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver. The archbishop issued the warning in his pastoral letter "That They May Have Life," released Nov. 10...