VATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis met members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication Nov. 12, he said listening to people is at the heart of communication and must be a special mark of Catholic communication efforts.
And then...
"All the leaves are brown. And the sky is gray."
As we lean into another Advent, that opening line of "California Dreamin'" plays in my head. I love the Mamas and the Papas 1965 version of that famous song.
In the...
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NAME: Mike O'Neill
HOMETOWN: New Castle
PARISH: Our Lady of...
VATICAN CITY -- In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized...
By Fritz Jones
Diocese of Wilmington Catholic Charities
As I prepared to write this op-ed article to share the excitement the Diocese of Wilmington and Catholic Charities about participating in Delaware’s first “Faith and Housing Justice” weekend scheduled for Dec. 9-11,...
VATICAN CITY -- After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican's chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge -- one of criminal conspiracy...
ROME -- Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, Ghana, died in Rome Nov. 27 at the age of 63.
He had been recovering in Rome hospitals since he underwent heart surgery in September and had just been discharged from Rome's...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Henning of Rockville Centre, New York, as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island.
The pope also accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans of Providence,...
The 500-plus-year-old German Advent hymn, "Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming," is not one I grew up singing in church. I had never even heard it until indie musician Sufjan Stevens released his box set "Songs for Christmas" in...
The image of John the Baptist in today's Gospel stands in stark contrast to the secular holiday images that bombard us from every side during this season.
Camel hair for clothes and locusts for food are a far cry from...