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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican press office confirmed news reports that human bones had been found during reconstruction work in a building connected to the Vatican Embassy to Italy. Italian media immediately surmised that the bones could be those of...
VATICAN CITY — Countries do not develop by themselves; they are built by migrants, Pope Francis said. And migrants often choose to travel to a new land in a group, like those currently traveling through Central America and heading to...
Commentary by Father Thomas Peterman on the history of the Diocese of Wilmington on the occasion of the diocesan sesquicentennial. In grade and high school, I always had an interest in history as an explanation of how we got where...
CLAYMONT – Tower Hill's field hockey program, which entered the 2018 season having lost most of its scoring from last year, continued its strong play on Oct. 30, scoring two first-half goals en route to a 2-0 shutout of...
OXFORD, England — African church leaders cautioned churchgoers against a false “gospel of prosperity” after a bishop in Ivory Coast said it was gaining ground in Catholic parishes. “People seeking quick solutions are being hypnotized into believing a single prayer...
ATLANTA — Margaret Alsup of Cumming always considered her nun dolls to be like friends. So, when it came time to look for a permanent home for her beloved figurines in late 2017, she found a place that would help...
Great things take time and sometimes they need more than one attempt. That’s one way to look at the official custom rosary for the Diocese of Wilmington 150th anniversary. The original order sent to the diocese from Ghirelli Rosaries in Italy...
Volunteers with “40 days for Life” took part in an effort to offer alternatives to abortion in Wilmington and hundreds of cities across the world. From Sept. 26 to Nov. 4, community volunteers took part in a coordinated international mobilization...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- How the Diocese of Buffalo handles cases of priests suspected of abuse was the subject of a report Oct. 28 by the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes," which talked to a woman who leaked diocesan files on...
Actual, physical books may not be as prominent as they once were, but the Diocese of Wilmington has produced two books to mark its 150th anniversary, and the chancellor believes they are compelling enough to draw people’s attention. The first...