Scripture readings for Feb. 8, 2026, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1 Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16
To understand what Jesus means by calling his disciples "the salt of the earth," St. Augustine said that we...
Servant of God Thea Bowman's canonization cause is moving ahead, with a Mass and ceremony marking the closure of the cause's diocesan phase to be held Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson, Mississippi.
Bishop...
Two U.S. bishops Feb. 3 urged Catholics to be "faithful stewards of memory" and "courageous witnesses to truth" during Black History Month, observed in February.
Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’...
As we begin the 2026 Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal, I invite every member of our diocesan family to pause and reflect on an extraordinary milestone. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the appeal; five decades of faith...
More than 100 students at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah, staged a walkout in support of the immigrant community and to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security just after...
Virtual Catholic Advocacy Day will be held in Maryland this year on Feb. 11. This is a week earlier than usual since Lent starts the following week.
The Maryland Catholic Conference, the official public policy organization for the Maryland-serving dioceses, organizes...
Since 2022, there has been a steady flow of harrowing images and videos of killings, war and destruction from the Holy Land, beginning with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, followed by Israel's war on Gaza.
That, coupled with...
As global tensions soar, the head of the nation's Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key nuclear arms agreement, while urging policymakers to hold to its terms. At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV also made an urgent...
Being a starter on one of the Delaware’s premier high school volleyball teams brings with it a certain amount of pressure. Maddi Way, a senior and four-year starter at Saint Mark’s High School, needed some time off to address...
“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: Gabe Oberholzer
Parish: Cathedral Basilica of...