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CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Sister Nancy Usselmann, a Daughter of St. Paul, who is a widely recognized expert on media literacy, is inviting young adults in their 20s and 30s to take a deep dive this Lent into how...
Father Joseph Morris, a priest at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, will be presenting the Gospel of Mark live at Holy Cross Church in Dover on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in the parish hall. “Mark’s Gospel...
As the new director of the Office of Safe Environments, St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine parishioner Brian Moore is no stranger in working to keep people safe, especially children. Moore, 54, is retired as safety and school climate manager with...
To help the faithful observe Lent in the Diocese of Wilmington, this year’s annual Our Lenten Journey offers our readers an opportunity to meditate on one thought from the Gospel for the day. Check in with thedialog.org each morning...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in an attempt to shut down a Catholic nonprofit in El Paso serving migrants and asylum-seekers, accusing it of "human smuggling," in a move denounced by Catholic immigration advocates, including El...
PHILADELPHIA  -- The shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint sustained thousands of dollars' worth of damage in an apparent act of vandalism. Panels of three stained-glass windows were shattered at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia in...
Nearly 200 people gathered Feb. 15 at St. Ann parish in Wilmington for a "Circle of Honor" event recognizing contributors to the annual Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal in the Diocese of Wilmington. Bishop Koenig led a prayer service with...
VATICAN CITY -- Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica. Workers on the ground picked through piles...
BROOME, Australia -- The Australian bishops' conference president, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, has said the investigation into allegations against retired Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome is "right and proper, and indeed necessary" after he was arrested by Western...
An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos qualify as children under state law has raised complex legal questions about artificial reproductive practices opposed by the Catholic Church. The Feb. 16 ruling responded to appeals brought by couples whose embryos...