Bishop W. Francis Malooly has condemned the violent rampage that left 11 dead in Pittsburgh and said all Catholics stand with their Jewish brothers and sisters in opposition to hatefulness and in support of religious peace and freedom.
“I express...
WILMINGTON – A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary George Barlow will be celebrated Nov. 2 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington. Sister Mary George, a Daughter of Charity for 69 years, died Oct. 25 at...
A seed was planted about five years ago in the mind of Father Brian Lewis when he went to visit a priest friend in the Diocese of Camden, N.J. They were checking out the stained-glass windows in the priest’s...
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Catholic bishops stand with "our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Oct. 27 after a horrific shooting earlier that day in Pittsburgh at the Tree...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed for those affected by a deadly attack inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, calling it an act of inhumane violence.
"We are all hurt by this inhumane act of violence," the pope said Oct. 28, the...
The Diocese of Wilmington’s Sesquicentennial Committee has spent a year or so planning Convocation 150, the daylong celebration that will be held Nov. 3 at the Ocean City Convention Center. But the genesis of the event traces its roots...
In the girls' sports, the field hockey regular season wraps up on Thursday, with the state tournament brackets expected out later that evening or Friday. Volleyball playoffs begin on Thursday. November must be upon us.
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Conrad (2-10) at St....
Bishops who led the Diocese of Wilmington:
Bishop Thomas A. Becker
1868-1886
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1831 and raised in the Presbyterian Church, Thomas A. Becker was received into the Catholic Church while completing his studies at the University of Virginia....
WILMINGTON — While most of the recent attention on local athletic facilities has been focused on Baynard Stadium, St. Elizabeth School has been quietly working toward its own goal of revitalizing Canby Park for the benefit of its athletic...
Dear Friends,
As the Diocese of Wilmington celebrates 150 years, we give Father, Son and Holy Spirit thanks for the people of God that went before us in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland with a courageous Catholic missionary spirit...