VATICAN CITY-- With the same spirit and aims that behind his recent reform and reorganization of the Roman Curia, Pope Francis, as Bishop of Rome, has overhauled the Vicariate of Rome.
The vicariate, too, is called "to become more suitably...
WASHINGTON -- After a report dubbed 2022 "the year of the botched execution," Catholic activists renewed their calls for an end to capital punishment in the U.S. at both the state and federal levels.
Despite declining public support for the...
Q: What is the difference between Orders and Vows? Are nuns actually laypersons? (Glendale, Calif.)
A: Holy Orders is the sacrament through which a baptized man is ordained a deacon, priest or bishop. Men who have received the sacrament of...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline and St. Elizabeth have played some memorable games in the St. E Center over the past 20 years, and that was the case again on Jan. 6. This time, the Raiders prevailed, using their typical taut...
“The past and present of Catholic media” will be the topic of the 10th annual John Cardinal Foley Lecture on the Church and Social Communications Jan. 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in suburban Philadelphia.
Featured speaker is Lino Rulli,...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 8, 2023: The Epiphany of the Lord
1) Is 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13
2) Eph 3:2-3, 5-6 Gospel: Mt 2:1-12
Feast reminds us that God holds the answer to our desire for happiness
Happiness is a million-dollar industry. Products...
It's that time of year again. Mount Aviat Academy will be selling their delicious, homemade cream puffs —a specialty of the Oblate Sisters — in the annual fundraiser which has become a regional favorite.
Cream puffs are available for pre-order...
Saint Francis Hospital has received a grant of $1 million through Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware’s “BluePrints for the Community” program to support The Healthy Village at Saint Francis, a model of care that addresses the social influencers...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden did not attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Jan. 5 and instead sent U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly to represent his administration and the United States.
The decision came after...
Jan. 5, 2023 --- (Wilmington, Delaware) --- Reverend Monsignor (John) Thomas Cini, retired pastor of St. Ann Parish in Wilmington and longtime Diocese of Wilmington administrator, died on Jan. 4 at the age of 80. Born in Wilmington and...