There is good reason that we Catholics especially love our church's customs during Lent and Easter. These seasons intensify the fundamental movement of our faith: the movement from slavery to freedom, the movement from death to eternal life that...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As Holy Week brings Lent to a close, I prepare to once again celebrate Easter as Bishop of Wilmington, but in a different way — in my home chapel. Looking back, I appreciate how...
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
Al llegar la Semana Santa, poniendo fin a la Cuaresma, me preparo una vez más para celebrar la Pascua como Obispo de Wilmington. Mirando hacia atrás, aprecio lo único, significativo y memorable que han...
Welcome to The Dialog’s Lenten Journey for 2021, “Forty Days, Forty Deeds.”
Throughout the season, we have offered suggestions for acts of prayer, kindness and charity to enrich your faith journey, along with readings for the day from the website...
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Father Ferdinand Fanen Ngugban and six others died of gunshot wounds after armed gunmen invaded the grounds of St. Paul Parish in Ayetwar March 30, said the Diocese of Katsina-Ala.
"After celebrating Mass and while he prepared...
Don't forget to livestream Holy Week on your local diocese YouTube channel.
The Diocese of Wilmington announced its Holy Week and Easter 2021 livestream schedule. All services will be available live and as a replay, from the historic Cathedral of Saint...
NEWARK, N.J. — At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready to enter the fullness of the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation.
In all, 270 adults will be...
VATICAN CITY — Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing “the cross,” whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright persecution, Pope Francis told Rome priests gathered for the chrism Mass.
In the life of Jesus...
WILMINGTON — Students at St. Elizabeth School participated in a live Stations of the Cross on March 31. The event included everyone, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
According to Father Normal Carroll, the pastor of St. Elizabeth, the idea of...
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light some of what was once the world’s most unthinkable challenges -- like taking away the routine of daily life.
For Jack Newswanger, a Neumann University three-time Academic All-Atlantic East Conference midfielder, the hardest...