Men interested in being in the first class of permanent deacons to begin formation since Bishop Koenig’s arrival are invited to information nights that will be held at parishes throughout the diocese beginning April 18 at Holy Cross in...
“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: Barbara Janssen
HOMETOWN: Newark
PARISH: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
“What is it...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Lauren Schurman has been outstanding in the circle for the Padua softball team this season, allowing just two hits through the Pandas’ first three games. She was solid again on April 4 at Concord, but she...
Remember when we said we’d never take the Eucharist for granted again? When we had to watch Mass online or from cars in the church parking lot? When every part of parish life — from faith formation classes to...
“To speak of the Blessed Sacrament is to speak of what is most sacred.… He is ever there waiting to help us.” — St. Euphrasia Pelletier
To help the faithful observe Lent in the Diocese of Wilmington, Our Lenten Journey...
VATICAN CITY -- In an apparent breach of the Vatican's agreement with China on the appointment of bishops, the bishop of Haimen was installed as the bishop of Shanghai April 4.
"The Holy See had been informed a few days...
Father Edward M. Aigner Jr., a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington for nearly 51 years, died April 1. He was 78.
Born in Camden, N.J., Father Aigner attended Catholic schools there and in Aston, Pa., before graduating from St....
By George Matysek
Catholic Review (Baltimore)
As the legislative session in Annapolis nears its conclusion, lawmakers have struck a deal to keep alive a scholarship program that helps children from low-income families attend Catholic and other nonpublic schools in Maryland.
Leading lawmakers...
If the church has a go-to group that it can consistently rely upon, it is no stretch to include the Knights of Columbus in that role.
This group of Catholic men is most often at the center of corporal acts...
GREENVILLE — St. Elizabeth scored three times in the top of the first inning and never looked back, taking an 8-1 victory at Tatnall on April 3. The bats were plenty to support starting pitcher Ben Campbell, who scattered...