ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Sister Doris Mical, a former director of religious education in the Diocese of Wilmington, died July 3 at St. Michael Villa in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She was 82 and had been a member of the...
Sunday Scripture readings, July 11, 2021
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Am 7:12-15 Psalm 85:9-14
2) Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10 Gospel: Mk 6:7-13
Take nothing for your journey but trust in God
St. Francis of Assisi, familiar and beloved saint, is known for...
William E. Koenig, the soon-to-be 10th bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, sat down for a question-and-answer session with Joseph P. Owens, editor of The Dialog. The full Q&A appears in “Welcome Our Shepherd” the 72-page special section included...
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s bishops have expressed dismay with a Supreme Court decision to declare “unconstitutional” laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana.
In a statement, “Be ready,” signed by Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez of Tulancingo, health commission president —...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis continued to have a “satisfactory” recovery from colon surgery, and by July 7 doctors had removed his intravenous drip, the Vatican press office said.
After undergoing the surgery late July 4 at Rome’s Gemelli hospital,...
The best way for a diocese newspaper to “Welcome Our Shepherd” is to produce a 72-page section telling the story of its newest leader and including the joy and reaction of the faithful in the days surrounding his ordination...
VATICAN CITY -- The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a "vice pope," who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Although hospitalized...
ASTON, Pa. – Neumann University has agreed to acquire several historic properties and land from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in a move that will nearly double the footprint of the Catholic university in Delaware County. The...
SURFSIDE, Fla. — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski told CBS4 Miami July 2, “It’s quite shocking to see.”
He made the...
WASHINGTON — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
The order, given by Attorney General Merrick Garland in a memo to senior...