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The Columbiettes of St. Thomas the Apostle in Wilmington hosted a "Blessing Shower" for the Sisters of Christ the Light at their June meeting at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church. The shower gifts consisted of cash donations collected to...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden meets July 18 with Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Pope Francis' special envoy to seek a peaceful resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Cardinal Zuppi, the archbishop of Bologna, Italy, and president of the Italian...
WASHINGTON -- The United States endured a record number of mass killings in the first half of 2023, according to a new analysis. The report came in tandem with news that at least four people were killed in a...
Sunday Scripture readings for July 23, 2023, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 12:13, 16-19  Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16  Rom 8:26-27  Mt 13:24-43 Even weeds can become wheat As a city dweller who is more familiar with steel and cement than...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has named four priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese: Msgr. Albert M. Bahhuth, Capuchin Franciscan Father Matthew Elshoff, Father Brian Nunes and Father Slawomir S. Szkredka. Bishop-designate Bahhuth, a priest...
During the COVID pandemic, my husband and I took turns watching “Cocomelon” with the then two-year-old. A brightly colored show with apparently animatronic humans singing not quite catchy (nor easily forgettable) songs, “Cocomelon” was standard viewing in the first...
Parting truly is "such sweet sorrow," and in this era of anti-heroes, deep irony and unsympathetic characters, I miss "Ted Lasso." Having found a well-written, brilliantly acted story about people I could actually care about -- even if I...
CAMDEN, N.J. -- On Christmas morning of 2022, Mariah received a gift for her and her unborn child. Since learning she was pregnant last year, she had, for the most part, been alone. "The baby's father and I broke up...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, his special envoy, to Washington as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Ukraine. The July 17-19 visit is "in the context of the mission intended to promote peace...
On July 11, Bishop Koenig visited both the New Day Pregnancy Care Center in Dover and A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center in Middletown where he blessed ultrasound machines used for the care of pregnant patients. The bishop greeted staff...