VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean priest, to be a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Cruz, James Hamilton and José Andrés Murillo,...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis sent words of encouragement to Australians in the state of New South Wales, where some areas received two-thirds of their yearly rainfall in less than a week.
"I encourage those who are working to search...
Sunday Scripture readings, March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
1) Is 50:4-7
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
2) Phil 2:6-11
Gospel: Mk 14:1-15:47
Jesus took the role of servant to carry out God's plan of salvation
"Christ Jesus, though he was in...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store the afternoon of March 22 and the...
Welcome to The Dialog’s Lenten Journey for 2021, “Forty Days, Forty Deeds.”
Throughout the season, we will be offering suggestions for acts of prayer, kindness and charity to enrich your faith journey, along with readings for the day from the...
“One of Us” is brief snapshot of people who support the church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Neal Potts
HOMETOWN: Wilmington
PARISH: Holy Rosary
What does your faith mean...
WILMINGTON — Thomas A. Kardish, the president of Villa Joseph Marie High School in Holland, Pa., will become the fifth president of Salesianum School, effective July 1, the school announced March 22. Kardish will succeed Brendan Kennealey, who is...
LOS ANGELES — By her own admission, “Sister Jean 101” could be the name of an introductory course taught at the Loyola University Chicago these days.
The only problem? So many already know the story of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt,...
HAIFA, Israel — One recent morning, Dr. Maher Haddad discussed dentures with 88-year-old Moshe Bar Haim; sprinkled in the Hebrew conversation were words and phrases in Romanian.
Bar Haim, a resident of the Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors, was born...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s March 22 announcement that it would hear a government appeal to reinstate the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brings the death penalty issue in front of the Biden administration.
But it “remains...