“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Vernon Taylor
HOMETOWN: Wilmington, DE
PARISH: St. Joseph on...
PERRYVILLE, Md. — The school Mass was more than your typical liturgy at Church of the Good Shepherd on Jan. 23.
“The Holy Spirit does provide,” said Sinead Boyd, principal at Good Shepherd Catholic School.
It was a Mass to recognize...
Schools throughout the diocese will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2023 with a variety of activities. Here’s a sampling.
* Christ the Teacher Catholic School:
The Scholastic Book Fair runs from Jan. 28-Feb. 3. On Saturday there will be family bingo in...
NEWARK — Knights of Columbus from around the state of Delaware gathered on Jan. 23 to honor the priests who serve as chaplains at the various councils. Sixteen priests, mostly diocesan but a few from religious orders, were on...
VATICAN CITY -- As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind "mother Ukraine," Pope Francis said.
"Jewish Ukraine, Christian Ukraine, Orthodox Ukraine" are not as important as Ukraine as a whole,...
VATICAN CITY -- Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying -- "like a rash that bothers you a bit," Pope Francis said -- but differences need to be aired and criticism can be helpful, he told the Associated...
Three members of the traveling party from St. Thomas More Oratory on the campus of the University of Delaware offered impressions of their trip to March for Life in Washington Jan. 20.
Tiffany Tran, physician’s assistant, and former Newark resident
As...
WILMINGTON — The Salesianum basketball team was looking for a strong performance as it heads into the toughest part of its in-state schedule. On Jan. 24, they found it, handling the state’s top-ranked team, Middletown, by a 51-32 score...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth pulled away from Delaware Military in a Diamond State Athletic Conference girls basketball game on Jan. 24, then withstood the Seahawks’ comeback efforts in the second half in a 46-41 victory. St. Elizabeth became the...
By Rudy Miller
Lehighvalleylive.com
A former principal at Salesianum School was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for making thousands of attempts to search for child pornography on the internet.
William McCandless was sentenced to 37 months in prison...