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Less than two weeks remain before Christmas, and there are plenty of things in the diocese to put you in the spirit, especially liturgical concerts in local churches. Check out these things to do in the diocese these next...
The church must continue to stand for the dignity of all human life under the incoming Trump administration. That was the message from Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the bishops' migration committee, and Bishop Daniel...
WASHINGTON  -- President-elect Donald Trump's plans to launch a mass deportation program could crash the economy by increasing inflation and unemployment and undermine trust in the U.S. military, some witnesses said at a Senate hearing Dec. 10. The hearing by...
VATICAN CITY  -- "With tears in our eyes, let us raise our prayer for peace," Pope Francis said as he thanked the people of Bethlehem and Palestinian authorities for a Nativity scene to decorate the Vatican audience hall. A Christmas...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops' conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute existing federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, who has sought to expand the use of capital punishment, returns...
WILMINGTON — Don Tees arrived as the Diocese of Wilmington Catholic Youth Ministry’s sports coordinator at the exact wrong time if he was hoping to ease into the job. Tees, who turns 32 later in December, started in the position...
CLAYMONT — Archmere built a big first-quarter lead, then withstood a few comeback attempts to earn a 46-33 win over Tatnall in girls basketball on Dec. 10 at Moglia Fieldhouse. The Auks scored off the opening tip, with Bridget Malloy...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities. NAME: Elena Sangemino School: Padua Academy Parish: St....
Scripture readings for Dec. 15, 2024, Third Sunday in Advent Zep 3:14-18a  Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6  Phil 4:4-7  Lk 3:10-18 The point is summed up in what Josef Pieper wrote once, that "we are not the forgers of our own felicity." Of...
The suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson hails from a prominent Maryland family whose matriarch was a strong supporter of Jesuit education. Luigi Mangione was arrested Dec. 9 at a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after the...