“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: Jean Dunn
HOMETOWN: Claymont
PARISH: St. Patrick
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It requires a commitment and a calling from God for people to dedicate themselves to prayer, study and work necessary to become a priest.
So when it came close to the last leg of that nearly 10-year spiritual path to...
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Early July 13, a temporary stay of all scheduled federal executions was announced by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia due to evidence the drug to be administered causes severe pain.
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WILMINGTON — St. Francis Hospital has opened a new interventional radiology suite that it says will offer faster and more accurate diagnosis and treatment. The state-of-the-art technology will improve the community's access to vascular care at the facility.
Interventional radiology...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Catholic entities that took part in the Paycheck Protection Program said the federal emergency bridge loans translated into rapid assistance for their communities in the early months of the pandemic’s economic impact.
In Nashville, Tenn.,...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
While commemorating the International Day of the Sea during his Sunday Angelus address July 12, the...
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni instructed security officials to carry out a thorough investigation to track down robbers who attacked a convent 75 miles west of the capital.
The attackers raped and beat some of the 50 Bannabikira...
WASHINGTON -- Members of a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committee renewed a long-standing call for nuclear disarmament as the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of two Japanese cities neared.
The Committee on International Justice and Peace, chaired by...
Nativity Prep, a tuition-free middle school for boys in Wilmington, has received a grant from the Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation. The ACF has awarded $582,248 in grants to Delaware nonprofits that are reaching out to Latino...
On the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, hang six exquisite paintings on the short life of St. Joan of Arc by artist Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel. Best known as an illustrator for children's...