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Therese Wilson Favors, the former director of African American Ministries for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will deliver the keynote address at the Juneteenth celebration at St. Joseph Church on French Street in Wilmington on June 21. Juneteenth marks the anniversary...
WASHINGTON  -- A Catholic family of five and a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Portland, Maine, filed a federal lawsuit June 13 against the head of the state's Department of Education and members of its Human Rights...
It's the final weekend for one of the biggest Italian festivals in the region. The Italian Festival returned this week to the campus of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Wilmington. The festival is primarily cashless, so patrons will be required to...
The Society of Jesus has dismissed Father Marko Rupnik from the order. According to Father Johan Verschueren, his superior in Rome, Father Rupnik was turned out by the decree of Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa June 9; he...
Q: If a Catholic attends a Catholic Ecumenical Church on Sunday, can that be considered a fulfillment of one's Mass obligation for Sunday? (Location withheld) A: I’m not familiar with what a “Catholic Ecumenical Church” is. But the short answer...
Whether we want to admit it or not, life is full of changes. Some changes are easy, fun, and helpful: trying a different hairstyle, buying a new car, learning a new skill, landing a new job. Some changes challenge...
By Rita Buettner, OSV Our church is under renovation, so we will be celebrating Mass in other parish spaces for a while. Initially, I thought how sad that was -- that weddings and funerals, especially, wouldn’t be able to be...
ROME -- Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after a nine-day hospital stay and intends to go ahead with his planned trips abroad in August and September, according to his chief surgeon. "The pope is fine. He's better than...
ROME -- Pope Francis was scheduled to be released from Rome's Gemelli hospital June 16 after having abdominal surgery June 7, the Vatican press office said. His blood tests have been normal, and his recovery has continued smoothly, Matteo Bruni,...
Tommy Janton, a 2022 graduate of Salesianum School, recently capped his freshman year at the University of Notre Dame by being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year in men's swimming. Janton was spectacular in his first season...