WARSAW, Poland -- Soviet political prisoners from various backgrounds begged St. John Paul II's help in secret messages after his 1978 election, according to a former inmate in recollections published for the late pope's hundredth birthday.
"The pope's election was...
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- Philip Rivers said he fulfilled one childhood dream by playing quarterback in the NFL. He'll soon fulfill another by coaching high school football.
The 38-year-old Rivers was named head coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in...
The sun shines brightly on the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington on May 13 as an annual ritual takes places inside.
Not much ritual has taken place in the season of coronavirus for the senior class of 2020, but...
We are confronted by jarring images these days.
Who would have imagined in February that today we would see millions of Americans wearing face masks on routine trips to the grocery store? Who could have envisioned the sight of armed...
"I finally understand why he compares heaven to a wedding feast," I whispered to my husband as I looked out at the faces of the guests at our reception. "I wish I could live in this moment forever."
I had...
HOUSTON — When parishioners begin returning to their churches as pandemic restrictions are gradually lifted, the buildings will look the same, but the environment might feel different because of new social-distancing measures.
For example, in Houston, a young adult woman...
VATICAN CITY — Marking International Nurses Day May 12, Pope Francis offered his early morning Mass for nurses who “carry out this profession which is more than a profession; it is a vocation, a commitment.”
“May the Lord bless them,”...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Father Peter M. Muhich, rector of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth, Minn., to be the new bishop of Rapid City, S.D.
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the...
Ursuline Academy has been named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. It is one of two in Delaware to receive the honor.
According to a release from the state department of education, students in the lower...
The Diocese of Wilmington Mass for Catholic Schools will be livestreamed on Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Cathedral of St. Peter. Students will join in online.
Following the Mass, Louis De Angelo, superintendent of schools, and Carol Ripken, the...