St. Benedict/St. Elizabeth parish on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the Diocese of Wilmington is a place where vocations have made a mark.
Father Brian Lewis recently updated parishioners on two women who aspire to be religious sisters. Emily...
VATICAN CITY -- Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion.
Addressing...
“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: Fred McNeil
HOMETOWN: Centreville, Md.
PARISH: Our Mother of Sorrows
What...
The beautiful weather, return to church and an outdoor Mass made for a remarkable evening at St. Benedict's in Ridgely, Md. on Saturday as restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus begin to be eased.
Father Brian Lewis, administrator...
The COVID-19 pandemic forced couples to rearrange or postpone weddings all over the Diocese of Wilmington, but for men and women earlier on in their engagement, marriage preparation had to continue. So, with a bit of adjustment, the diocesan...
MOBILE, Ala. -- What's the key to becoming parents of two priests?
"All we did was to get out of the way of the Holy Spirit," Dr. Deneen Plessala smiled and said.
Drs. Kirby and Deneen Plessala had two reasons to...
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine June 2 shortly before he was expected to sign an executive order at the White House to expand U.S. support for international religious...
It seems as if all we have been writing -- and all you have been reading -- is coronavirus coverage. Schools closed, Masses livestreamed, illness, grief.
These have all been part of life since the pandemic-fueled shutdown of 2020.
What about...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For three hours on the morning of May 30, Father Joe Gillespie walked Lake Street in Minneapolis, surveying the destruction in his neighborhood.
The Walgreens a block from his parish church, St. Albert the Great, was...
GLASGOW — Kathleen Lee, a teacher at Christ the Teacher Catholic School since its opening in 2002, has been named assistant principal, effective July 1. The announcement was made by Stephen Adams, the current assistant principal who will become...