Bishop Koenig spent time Aug. 4 getting acquainted with the many programs sponsored by Ministry of Caring Inc. for the poor and underprivileged in Wilmington.
The bishop toured numerous facilities with Msgr. Steven P. Hurley, vicar general and moderator of...
Bishop Koenig has appointed Sheila O’Hagan McGirl as the new director of development for the Diocese of Wilmington. She replaces Deborah Fols who retired June 30 after 43 years.
“Sheila McGirl is a respected leader in the field of philanthropy,...
From the first winter bud to the harvest of pockmarked shells in late summer, almonds take time to mature.
One needs to understand the almond's cycle to appreciate its appearance in Scripture, says Marc Turnage, a biblical scholar, author and...
Velvety soft on the outside with sweet crimson flesh within, the fig is a captivating food that makes its biblical debut in Genesis.
Could the fig have been the forbidden fruit Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the...
WASHINGTON -- As some Catholics are seeking a religious exemption to the coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common in workplaces and even some public venues, priests in the Archdiocese of New York have been advised not to...
WASHINGTON -- Richard Trumka, 72, president of the AFL-CIO since 2009 and the labor federation's secretary-treasurer for 14 years before that, died Aug. 5 of a heart attack.
The faith of Trumka, a Catholic born to a Polish father and...
WASHINGTON -- The Black priest who is Pax Christi USA's "Teacher of Peace" award recipient for 2021 said white nationalism is "the greatest threat to peace in our time, both nationally and even internationally."
"White nationalism is the existential, visceral...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Knights of Columbus named the Steciak family of Rembieszyce, Poland, as the organization's 2021 International Family of the Year.
The family was recognized for being "deeply involved in the life of the church" by leading...
When I was a child in New Mexico, summer was a time when the social life of the church flourished. Every village in that region of small farms in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains had a...
Family, friends and colleagues of Father Thomas Peterman are preparing for his funeral Mass on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church in Dover.
The author and historian died Aug. 3 at the age of 90 and...