Another cancellation dictated by the coronavirus pandemic will impact Catholics in the Diocese of Wilmington this year as officials at St. Anthony of Padua parish have decided they cannot stage the annual “Via Crucis.”
Via Crucis, Latin for “The Way...
The people we choose to honor in public spaces matter.
As such, thousands rejoiced on Jan. 1, 2021, when New Orleans' Jefferson Davis Parkway officially became the Norman C. Francis Parkway.
Calls to rename the Crescent City's popular thoroughfare, which was...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his condolences to Iraqi President Barham Salih after two suicide bombings in Baghdad claimed the lives of dozens of people in a crowded commercial area.
In a telegram sent Jan. 21 to Salih, Cardinal...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 24, 2021
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Jon 3:1-5, 10
Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
2) 1 Cor 7:29-31
Gospel: Mk 1:14-20
We should respond to our divine call to discipleship and service
In announcing a Year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis...
In an effort to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission, attendance will be limited at the Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Ralph Martin, but the Diocese of Wilmington will livestream the service from St. Catherine of Siena Church.
The...
WILMINGTON — The seventh grade at St. Ann School learned through a class project that saints come in all ages, and from all eras, including the most modern.
Under the guidance of teacher Lynne Dickinson, the class delved into the...
WASHINGTON -- Bishops throughout the country welcomed the inauguration of Joe Biden as the nation's 46th president, saying it was a celebration of democracy and liberty, while praying for unity and reconciliation in the face of deep political divides.
They...
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope in the Mobile Archdiocese.
In May, the school named Rivers "head...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Hildegarde Grogan, a nurse who ministered for 15 years in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Jan. 20 in Assisi House. She was 87 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis...
WASHINGTON -- In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his "whole soul" to bring this country together.
He pleaded with Americans -- having come through a bitter election, a time of racial reckoning...