As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis -- and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game of papabile speculation that accompanies every papal death and conclave -- let us rest for...
VATICAN CITY -- With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed.
"Following the death of the Supreme Pontiff Francis, notice is hereby given that the Eucharistic celebration...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' emphasis on God's mercy and on pastoral outreach to Catholics who felt pushed to the edges of the Catholic community marked a new, and often controversial, approach to the family and sexuality during his...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis chose the small Italian island of Lampedusa as the destination for his first trip outside Rome after his election, he signaled to the world that migration would be a defining issue of...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to...
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, the "camerlengo" or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced to the world that Pope Francis had died April 21 at the age of 88.
Shortly before 10 a.m. in Rome, Vatican...
Bishop Koenig celebrated the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night April 19 at Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington.
The Lucernarium was outside in the courtyard where the bishop instructed the assembled about the vigil and blessed the fire. A...
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has the last chance to turn back physician-assisted suicide in the state after 11 Senate Democrats formed a narrow majority on Holy Thursday to pass the bill they have been pushing most of the last...
Q: I have a close friend who is in OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) and is very serious about her faith and becoming Catholic. She is very disappointed that she won't be able to be baptized and...
Today's meditation is a simple one from St. Francis de Sales, patron of our diocese and patron of Catholic journalists: "During the night we must wait for the light." Good Friday may be the "night" but our faith tells...