Father Thomas J. Gillespie, OSFS, professed member of the Wilmington-Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 68 years, died on July 27, 2019.
Father was born in Elkins Park, PA, on January 16, 1932, the son...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican press office said that the results of a morphological analysis of bones and bone fragments found at an ossuary in a Vatican cemetery concluded that none belonged to Emanuela Orlandi, a young Italian woman...
CORDOVA, MD. - Let the jousting begin.
A century and a half of tradition was nearly lost this year, but the Old St. Joseph’s Jousting Tournament and Horse Show will continue. The ring jousting tournament will be held on Aug....
The 2017 "Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Person with Disabilities" say that "pastors are responsible to provide evangelization, catechetical formation and sacramental preparation for parishioners with disabilities."
The National Directory of Catechesis gives a similar directive: "The...
The letter found me, although many years and miles had passed. I still remembered "Gloria," a student with Down syndrome, who as a child had witnessed her father's death in a tragic accident. Gloria was unable to speak after...
WILMINGTON — The neighborhood around St. Peter Cathedral, like many others in America’s inner cities, has battled crime, drugs and urban blight. Helen Fuhrmann is hoping her small art gallery will make a difference.
Fuhrmann opened The Angelus Gallery at...
WASHINGTON -- The July 25 announcement by the Justice Department that it is reinstating the federal death penalty for the first time in 16 years was unwelcome news for Catholic leaders who have advocated against capital punishment.
"The United States'...
NEWARK – Some much-needed window replacements going on at Holy Angels could help the school lower its heating and air-conditioning bills when the temperatures reach extreme lows or highs, as they did in mid-July.
With the mercury nearing triple digits...
Diocese of Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly has removed a priest from ministry after being informed of the conclusion of an investigation by the Delaware State Police and the Delaware Attorney General’s Office concerning sexual misconduct involving a minor...
VATICAN CITY — With the recent appointments of Matteo Bruni as the new director of the Holy See Press Office and Cristiane Murray as vice director, the Vatican is taking another step forward in its continuing efforts to reform...