Ursuline Sister Carol Ann Holder, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Aug. 4 at Andrus on Hudson in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y. She was 95.
Born in New York, Sister Carol Ann, also known as Joan, taught at...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL -- After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse...
Sister Vincent Schroeder, a New Castle native who ministered primarily in education in nearly 70 years of religious life, died Aug. 3, five days short of her 88th birthday. She was a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely,...
LISBON, Portugal -- To end "Catholic Woodstock" -- as World Youth Day has been called by the Portuguese press -- Pope Francis told 1.5 million weary-eyed and sleep-deprived young people in Lisbon not to let their "great dreams" of...
I found the lump at the end of Lent.
My husband was out of town, and I was swamped with work and caring for our five kids. Never one to do a regular self-check (more likely to resolve to “do...
For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good. -- Ps 122:9
Sometimes Jesus' words are so familiar to us we stop noticing the whole of what he is saying. "Love your enemies, and pray for...
Seeing Pope Francis and hearing from several U.S. bishops was plenty of inspiration for Salesianum School graduate Gerald Brady at World Youth Day in Lisbon.
But it was the feeling in the air combined with his strong faith that really...
Q: A couple of weeks ago I got into an argument with another parishioner during a meeting off of church campus and not directly related to church business. Shortly after the meeting I received an email from our priest...
LISBON, Portugal -- Fifteen World Youth Day pilgrims from Ukraine, most of whom had lost a father or other close relative in the war, had a private meeting with Pope Francis Aug. 3.
"After listening to their touching stories, the...
"Señor, aquí estoy ... Here I am," Jennifer Aguilera sang, transitioning to a famous Catholic song, smiling widely as youth from all corners of the United States came to one of Lisbon's parks for an Aug. 2 National Gathering...