Tag: ordination

WILMINGTON — The Diocese of Wilmington witnessed a bit of history when Bishop William Koenig was ordained to the episcopate on July 13 at...

Although the Diocese of Wilmington only found out at the end of April that Msgr. William E. Koenig of the Diocese of Rockville Centre,...

WILMINGTON — Braving extreme heat and crushing humidity, more than 900 people crowded into St. Elizabeth Church on July 13 to witness the ordination...

WILMINGTON — With family and friends looking on in person at the Cathedral of St. Peter, and others watching live online, Brennan Ferris took...

WILMINGTON — Brennan Ferris, a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Diocese of Wilmington, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate on May...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When Father Joseph Hastings, 33, was growing up, he had dreams like most young boys. He wanted to be a basketball...

Andy was my sister’s friend and I’d see him from time to time when I came home from college. Nice kid. But then one summer,...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a first for New Zealand, a permanent deacon participated in the episcopal ordination Mass of his son. More than 3,000...

VATICAN CITY — The priesthood is not a "cultural association or a union," but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ's mission to bring...

VATICAN CITY — The best way to help the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told new bishops, is not by pointing fingers and creating scapegoats,...