The Most Rev. William E. Koenig announces the following appointments, effective Dec. 4, 2024 unless noted otherwise:
Retirement
Rev. Anthony F. Cardone is granted retirement from active ministry effective Dec. 31, 2024.
Associate Pastors
Rev. Alphonse Pushparaj, O.F.M. CAP. was appointed Associate Pastor...
VATICAN CITY -- The "arrogance" of the invaders attacking Ukraine and Palestine blocks the dialogue necessary to build peace in those countries, Pope Francis said.
Without explicitly naming Russia or Israel, the pope referred to "two failures of humanity" in...
More than 250 participants took to the road Nov. 23 for the annual Bishop’s 5K Run/Walk at Saint Mark’s High School on a brilliant, chilly morning in Pike Creek.
The event raised more than $20,000 for Catholic Charities of the...
"When we let the world know that there is more to the holiday than presents and decorations, we fulfill our mission as Christians to evangelize the world."
Imagine expecting a new baby. For months, you prepare to welcome this addition,...
WILMINGTON — Aiden Lego scored four touchdowns, and the Salesianum defense repeatedly stifled a potent Sussex Central offense, as the Sals earned a 39-13 victory in the DIAA Class 3A semifinal round and an opportunity to defend their football...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will visit the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the Diocese of Ajaccio announced, although the trip was not immediately confirmed by the Vatican.
The diocese, which covers the entire island, is led by Cardinal...
El Salvador has ordered a former president to stand trial for the 1989 murders of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her 16-year-old daughter -- a notorious crime from the Central American country's civil war, which has languished in the...
As a youth, Father Omar Guánchez was introduced to the priesthood by Father Richard Walz, a priest of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, who served as a missionary in the Diocese of Maracay, Venezuela, from 1991 to 2000....
Amid controversy over religious-themed tattoos sported by President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth, a U.S. office of a Vatican lay institution for the church in the Holy Land has expressed concern regarding the misuse of its...
WILMINGTON -- Phil Martelli, esteemed former basketball coach at St. Joseph’s University, delivered the keynote address to a group of several hundred people Nov. 22 at the Father James Trainor Scholarship Luncheon at the Chase Center.
Bishop Koenig offered the...