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Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois.
On the same day, the Trump administration announced plans...
VATICAN CITY -- This is the official English translation of the full text of Pope Leo XIV's homily for Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (also known as Good Shepherd Sunday), given in Italian April 26, 2026, at...
Felician Sister Mary Felicia Brodowski, a native of Wilmington who ministered in education for many years, died April 22 in Lodi, N.J. She had been a member of the Felician Sisters since 1956.
Born Barbara Brodowski to Thomas Brodowski and...
Most Rev. William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments effective June 24, 2026:
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Msgr. Steven P. Hurley, V.G., S.T.L. is appointed Pastor of St. Mary Magdalen, Wilmington. This is in addition to his assignment as diocesan Vicar General and...
A federal appeals court on April 21 narrowly upheld a Texas law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
In a 9-8 ruling, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed lower court decisions that found the law...
Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called...
By Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News
WASHINGTON -- Prayer, by its very definition, is dialogue with God. But do we really know how to pray -- on our own, and together? It's a question with profound implications for each and every...
"War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity. International law, honest dialogue, solidarity between states, the noble exercise of diplomacy: These are methods worthy of individuals and nations in resolving their differences. … War is...
WILMINGTON – Salesianum had 12 hits and got a complete-game five-hitter from pitcher Dylan Thompson in a 5-2 win over Cape Henlopen on a chilly, overcast April 25 in Wilmington.
Thompson allowed two of those hits in the second, but...
CLAYMONT – Archmere scored 10 runs in the first two innings, and the Auks received a standout pitching performance from senior Meredith Finger in an 11-1, five-inning softball victory over Odyssey Charter on April 24.
The first four batters in...