The chairman of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, has described religious freedom conditions in Nigeria as "abysmal."
Speaking July 18 at a House subcommittee hearing on religious freedom, he pointed to the country's "blasphemy laws and...
Jake Finkbonner first decided to become a medical doctor when he was in middle school.
"I'd love to help people the same way that so many people have helped me," the 23-year-old from Ferndale, Washington, explained to OSV News.
The recent...
By Sarah Mac Donald, OSV
DUBLIN -- The July 26 death of acclaimed Irish singer and songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, who was 56, has seen an outpouring of tributes from all walks of Irish life.
The singer's family announced the news "with...
Sunday Scripture readings for July 30, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 Rom 8:28-30 Mt 13:44-52
Our faith in Jesus is a treasure of incomparable worth
“Antiques Roadshow” is a long running, popular...
WILMINGTON — Catholic Youth Ministry is gearing up for another year of sports for those in grades 2-12. Registration is now open for young people in a variety of sports.
CYM athletics, according to the Office of Youth and Young...
By Mark Zimmermann
Catholic Standard
As people left the July 23 closing Mass for the National Black Catholic Congress, Vernon Taylor of St. Joseph’s Parish on French Street in Wilmington said he was especially moved at the end of Mass when...
Official Appointments
The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments, effective September 6, 2023:
Concluding Diocesan Ministry
The Reverend Patrick D. Bergquist of the Diocese of Fairbanks concludes his service as Pastor of Sacred Heart, Chestertown.
Administrators
The Reverend Jones Kukatla is...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to remember that...
“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: Edith Hoffman
HOMETOWN: Millsboro
PARISH: Mary Mother of Peace...
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on July 24 sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier recently installed on the Rio Grande, part of the Republican governor's latest attempts to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S. from...