To help the faithful observe Lent in the Diocese of Wilmington, this year’s annual Lenten Journey will focus on the theme of Reconciliation, in anticipation of Reconciliation Monday, April 11.
Today’s reflection:
"Think about confession as going to a doctor. If you...
More than 200 people turned out March 8 for a prayer service at St. Margaret of Glasgow, praying for peace in Ukraine.
The Iron Hill Deanery is one of seven groupings of parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington and is...
VATICAN CITY — Two cardinals arrived at separate destinations on one mission entrusted to them by Pope Francis: to bring relief, hope and encouragement to suffering Ukrainians.
Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, arrived in the western Ukrainian city of...
Q. What do persons who don’t normally eat meat do about the church’s rules on abstinence, such as on the Fridays during Lent? Nowadays, many Catholics are mainly fish eaters anyway, or they are vegans or vegetarians. What can...
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs women, especially women saints, who have shown throughout history an unwavering dedication to God and to caring for their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
The women honored as doctors of the church...
VATICAN CITY -- In a telephone call with Russia's foreign minister, the Vatican secretary of state "conveyed Pope Francis' deep concern about the ongoing war in Ukraine," the Vatican said.
The statement from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's office about...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Mare Draper
HOMETOWN: Newark
PARISH: Holy Family Catholic Church
What is...
WASHINGTON -- Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the highest ranking Ukrainian Catholic prelate in the United States, declared during a March 5 online interview, "Morally, Ukraine has won this war."
Russia has tried four times over the past 250 years to "extinguish"...
To help the faithful observe Lent in the Diocese of Wilmington, this year’s annual Lenten Journey will focus on the theme of Reconciliation, in anticipation of Reconciliation Monday, April 11.
Today’s reflection:
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in...
This Lent will be a little different from previous ones for me. Personal responsibilities will make it difficult to make "big plans," such as setting aside significant times of fasting, major volunteer activities or going on retreat.
To be sure,...