A cross erected in Ukraine to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of Jesus’ death will be in the Diocese of Wilmington for the last 10 days of January. It is part of a pilgrimage to take the Cross of Gratitude...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 23, 2022: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Neh 8:2-6, 8-10 Psalm 19:8-10, 15
2) 1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27 Gospel: Lk 1:1-4, 4:14-21
Unity, not division, is the promise God desires to fulfill
The biblical story of...
MUNICH — A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated retired Pope Benedict XVI, with lawyers accusing him of misconduct in four cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop.
Lawyer...
NEW CASTLE — Bishop Koenig continued to get to know the students at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington with a visit to St. Peter the Apostle School in New Castle in mid-January. After meeting the principal, Mark...
WASHINGTON — Assuming the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s law banning most abortions after 15 weeks in its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Care, the future of the pro-life movement may depend on a move away from partisan...
PHILADELPHIA — As the nation marks nearly five decades of legalized abortion, Philadelphia area pro-life advocates say they’re committed to “all-encompassing” support for human dignity, from conception to natural death.
“What you say at the beginning of life, you say...
Delaware’s House Bill 140 that would legalize physician-assisted suicide narrowly passed the House Human Development Committee Jan. 19 after a three-hour virtual hearing that included passionate testimony from dozens of people on both sides of the issue.
The bill may...
CHILDS, Md. — “All-nighters” at schools conjure up images of students with noses buried in books, caffeinated drinks at the ready, as they prepare for final exams. But at Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, Md., the overnight marathon takes...
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices Jan. 18 seemed to side with a Christian group that was excluded from flying its flag with an image of a cross on it outside of Boston’s City Hall.
The group, Camp Constitution, was told...
MILLTOWN — St. Elizabeth boys basketball coach Mike Cassidy called a timeout with 4:11 left in the third quarter of the Vikings’ game Jan. 18 at Saint Mark’s after Spartans forward Jabri White had gone coast to coast for...