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The Easter Vigil Mass at St. John the Beloved parish in Wilmington, like most around the Diocese of Wilmington and the world, included people new to the church taking part in the sacraments for the first time. Father Joseph Piekarski,...
JERUSALEM-- A British-Israeli mother and her two daughters were killed in a drive-by-shooting terrorist attack in the Jordan valley on April 7, during a week that, instead of seeing the holidays of Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in parallel...
Former President Donald Trump was arraigned April 4, pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records associated with his alleged role in paying hush money to an adult film actress in the closing days of...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Amid calls for prayer and praise for first responders, officials confirmed that four people were killed in an April 10 mass shooting, Easter Monday morning, in a downtown bank in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the Louisville Metro...
Anyone who has written anything worthwhile knows it normally doesn’t happen with a snap of the fingers. It takes time. It takes review. It can be painstaking. It includes rewrites. And then more review. That’s not what happened with “I am...
On the afternoon of April 7, Good Friday Life Chains took place at four locations in the Diocese of Wilmington. Life Chains are a peaceful vigil held at busy locations to witness for the voiceless unborn. Participants held signs...
The week after Easter is typically not a busy one for high school sports teams, and this year is no different. Baseball by far has the most crowded schedule, with a total of seven games between Tuesday and Saturday....
Today’s Gospel is the continuation of Palm Sunday’s Gospel according to St. Matthew. One week ago, our focus was Jesus’ suffering, crucifixion and death. We were told of how the chief priests and Pharisees, out of concern that Jesus’...
Bishop Koenig celebrated the Easter Vigil Mass April 8 featuring the blessing of fire, water and the Easter candle at Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington. The tenth bishop of Wilmington began the crisp evening in the courtyard outside the...
NEWARK — Salesianum’s offense was knocking on the door on April 8 against Sussex Central, and in the fourth inning, the Sals broke through. They plated all six runs they would score in the game in a 6-1 win...

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