The president of the U.S. bishops' conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church's response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues to grind on.
In a letter to his...
ATLANTA -- From a message that "dread is not of God" to a "pilgrimage of hope," several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
During days of...
MILLTOWN — Micah Sumner has accomplished quite a bit in his personal and professional lives. He has dedicated his life to Catholic education, currently serving as assistant superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. And he is the...
As the Trump administration seeks to end Russia's multiyear war on Ukraine, Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians continue, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Archbishop Gudziak traveled to Ukraine two days after the...
On this extended episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from Joe Owens of The Dialog, we talk with Aaron Lemma, Director of US Operations for Water is Life Kenya. This locally-based organization is bringing fresh drinking water and hope to the...
VATICAN CITY -- Jesus' love and forgiveness do not deny the truth of pain and betrayal, but they do prevent evil from having the last word, Pope Leo XIV said.
"To forgive does not mean to deny evil, but to...
JERUSALEM -- Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France, said his visit to the Holy Land was intended as a gesture of solidarity with the local Christian community and a demonstration of support for "all the friends of peace."
The visit...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land.
At the end of his general audience Aug. 20,...
“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: Katelyn Homa
Parish: Holy Family...
EASTON – It’s been half a century since Mother Seton was declared a saint Sept. 14, 1975, but the woman whose miraculous healing helped lead to the first U.S.-born saint’s canonization doesn’t dwell on the miracle that saved her...