At his home in Saginaw, Michigan, 45-year-old John Kraemer spends hours each day at his craft and vocation -- building elaborate models of Catholic churches, then filling them with figures for display at various parishes.
His materials are simple ones:...
The Diocese of Albany, New York, announced March 15 that it has filed for bankruptcy reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
According to a message from Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger that was posted on the diocesan website,...
The St. Pius X Council of the Knights of Columbus held its 18th annual Catholic Youth Chess Tournament at St. Anthony of Padua School in Wilmington on March 11. Fifty-nine students from 11 schools and parishes participated in three...
Sunday Scripture readings for March 19, 2023, Fourth Sunday of Lent
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Eph 5:8-14 Jn 9:1-41 (Alt. Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38)
Jesus is with us, through everything.
In the middle of...
“O sublime humility! O humble sublimity! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble himself like this and hide under the form of a little bread, for our salvation.” — St. Francis...
JERUSALEM — The priest-director of the Cultural Heritage Office for the Custodia Terrae Sanctae, or Custody of the Holy Land, in Jerusalem opened a drawer of vestments and casually dropped an unexpected historical tidbit about a clerical chasuble he...
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington and Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County announced today an operational collaboration benefitting people served by both non-profit organizations.
As part of the new collaboration parishes in the Wilmington Diocese will host donation...
NEWARK — After the Salesianum basketball team had finished its season with a state championship on March 11 at the Bob Carpenter Center, they took their trophy and shared it with the student section. Hundreds of black-clad boys cheered...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Diocese of Santa Rosa filed for bankruptcy March 13, days after its bishop finally concluded the decision was necessary in order to address potentially 200 new claims brought against the diocese by survivors of...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Catholics should urge their lawmakers to continue to help the people of Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion of their country, Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia told attendees of the 18th...