DETROIT -- Citing the "essential and central nature of the eucharistic sacrifice" in the life of the Catholic Church, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron Feb. 9 announced the general dispensation from Sunday Mass for Catholics in the Archdiocese of...
WASHINGTON -- Since childhood, the typical U.S. Catholic's response to Lent is giving up, as in "What are you giving up for Lent?"
If you haven't been keeping track, Catholics in the United States and worldwide -- just about everyone,...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- In Sudan's Nuba Mountains and in neighboring South Sudan, mass vaccination against COVID-19 is so far off that it is not even mentioned, said a retired bishop responsible for remote hospitals that he has...
PEORIA, Ill. -- In a celebration blending religious and civic pride in one of Peoria's most famous and influential historic residents, the street outside St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria was given the honorary designation of "Bishop Fulton Sheen Avenue"...
WASHINGTON -- In her Zoom presentation for The Catholic University of America Feb. 9, Abby Johnson didn't address the controversy that had preceded her appearance.
Instead, the founder of the And Then There Were None ministry, the former Planned Parenthood...
A self-described “Army brat” took in a lot of the world while growing up, and now Mark Ripka is content to call the Eastern Shore home. His experiences from his youth, however, have influenced his career as a teacher,...
Catholic Schools Week in the Diocese of Wilmington took on a new look in 2021 thanks to a few factors. Coronavirus-related restrictions has many students in school only part-time, and CSW staples such as grandparents’ day are not possible...
“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: Wayne Straight
HOMETOWN: Selbyville
PARISH : St. Luke
What is the...
WILMINGTON — The Salesianum basketball team put up just 30 points in their last game, but the Sals made sure that was an aberration when they met Wilmington Christian three days later at Father John Birkenheuer Gymnasium. Sallies scored...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
H.R. 18 -- the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021 --...