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WASHINGTON -- Congress needs to remember the needs of "the poor, the vulnerable and people on the margins" when considering additional pandemic economic relief packages, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice...
The loss of spring sports forced by the coronavirus pandemic has hit athletes of all ages, including those served by Catholic Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington. But the director of athletics for CYM has been busy preparing...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Like many people, the Rev. Shawn Brandon, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, has had more time on his hands while sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but little did he know he would solve...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, clearing the way for his beatification. While the Vatican announced May 27 that Pope Francis had signed...
NEW YORK — The documentary “AKA Jane Roe” (FX, streaming on Hulu) is ostensibly a portrait of Norma McCorvey, the official but largely nominal plaintiff in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, the outcome of which...
The Ministry of Caring was one of 19 nonprofits to receive funding through the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund in its eighth and final weekly disbursement. The fund is administered by the Delaware Community Foundation. According to DCF, the Ministry...
Even though Maryland churches are holding public Masses at one-third capacity, and Delaware churches will not be open for public Sunday Masses until June, the Diocese of Wilmington will conduct a special collection to benefit the Diocesan Priests’ Retirement...
VATICAN CITY — Marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical on Christian unity, Pope Francis said he shares “the healthy impatience” of those who think more can and should be done, but he also insisted that...
The annual musical is a big deal at St. Elizabeth's and this year was going to be no different. A festive atmosphere with productions of "Seussical" were expected the first weekend in May. And then came coronavirus. With the timing of its...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary’s intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pope will pray at the replica of the Lourdes Grotto in the...