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VATICAN CITY -- Emphasizing the responsibility of all Catholics to ensure the church is a safe place, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is inviting public comment on a proposed set of principles that church bodies around...
WILMINGTON — Juneteenth is more than a celebration. It is a reminder that the work for justice is not complete and a call to action for members of the community. That was the message delivered June 21 during a celebration...
BOSTON -- "Bring them safely home." That is the prayer that generations of sailors' families and friends have offered from the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage in South Boston. On June 19 and 20, the shrine community had...
BALTIMORE -- When Deacon B. Curtis Turner received word that Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange had moved a step closer to sainthood, he hoped to be the first to celebrate the good news with a visit to her room at...
It wasn’t a planned beach vacation and parishioners could have done without the anxiety, but people at Holy Savior Church were relieved this morning when members of the Ocean City Police Department returned the statue of Mary that was...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we will talk to local attorney and St. Ann Parish in Wilmington Deacon Matthew Boyer. The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week takes place from June 22 - 29. It begins with the...
Sunday Scripture readings, June 25, 2023, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13  Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35  Rom 5:12-15  Mt 10:26-33 Being Christian means not being afraid to affirm faith, love others How is your Ordinary Time going? After the intensity of...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican City judicial office has questioned officials that oversaw various Vatican offices when a 15-year-old Vatican schoolgirl disappeared in 1983, it said in a statement. In response to questions from journalists, the office of the Vatican's...
On Sunday, April 14th, 1912, Father Thomas Byles celebrated Mass aboard the Titanic, just four days into its historic maiden voyage. It was “Low Sunday,” the first Sunday after Easter, and the priest was heading to New York to...
MILLTOWN — Class was in session for school officials from around the Diocese of Wilmington at Saint Mark’s High School on June 20. They gathered for a daylong advancement seminar that addressed the challenges facing Catholic schools in enrollment and...