“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: Bess McAneny
HOMETOWN: Newark
PARISH: St. John/ Holy Angels
What does your...
NEW ORLEANS -- The Democratic state senator who wrote the Louisiana abortion law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court June 29 said the ruling almost took her breath away.
"This is a decision that I holistically do not agree...
WASHINGTON – Many of the country's leading pro-life advocates said the U.S. Supreme Court's June 29 ruling striking down a Louisiana abortion law puts women's health in danger, allows subpar care of women and gives abortion clinics a pass...
WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana's state scholarship aid program violated the federal Constitution.
In the opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court ruled that...
VATICAN CITY -- Catholic media outlets in the United States are called to break down barriers that prevent dialogue and honest communication between people and communities, Pope Francis said.
The national motto "e pluribus unum" ("out of many, one") can...
WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court announced June 29 that it would not hear an appeal by federal death-row inmates challenging the method to be used in their upcoming executions, a longtime advocate against capital punishment said the court...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A federal judge June 26 blocked New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from enforcing state restrictions on outdoor and indoor religious gatherings that are stricter than those imposed on...
Bishop W. Francis Malooly’s weekly Mass from the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington will be livestreamed on Sunday mornings at 9:30 beginning July 5.
The Mass had been held on Saturdays at 4 p.m. Since it began on Palm...
WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 decision June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand.
The opinion in June Medical Services v. Russo, written...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline Academy’s Class of 2020 gathered under a large tent on the lawn of their Wilmington campus on June 28 for the Upper School graduation. It was the final Catholic school to hold its commencement in this...