PHILADELPHIA -- A fire that destroyed part of a suburban Philadelphia Catholic school marks "a time of difficulty" but "not one of despair," said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia.
The two-alarm blaze broke out sometime before 5 p.m. Oct....
WILMINGTON — The lower school at Ursuline Academy gathered on Oct. 4 to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and also its fifth-grade leaders.
The feast day of St. Francis is the culmination of the Season of Creation,...
OCEAN CITY, Md. -- In just 45 minutes, Archbishop-elect Richard G. Henning presented salvation history according to Sacred Scripture in an engaging keynote address Oct. 5, during the Eucharistic Congress sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.
More than 2,000...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to the Vatican Oct. 11, four months after their last meeting, the Vatican press office announced.
The pope and the president had met in southern Italy June 14...
PENNY HILL — Jack Bradley rushed for 196 and two touchdowns to lead Archmere to a workmanlike 28-12 football win over Mount Pleasant on the afternoon of Oct. 10. Mount normally has its home games on Saturday mornings, but...
LOS ANGELES -- The state of California holds multiple first-place distinctions in the latest annual homeless report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- but none of them are positive.
No. 1 in the number of homeless...
As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA has launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign.
CCUSA -- the official domestic relief agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and a member...
Saint Francis Hospital is celebrating its 100th anniversary of serving the community of Wilmington, and invites members of the Catholic community in the diocese to attend a special event to mark the occasion.
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the date on...
VATICAN CITY -- More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, but the impressive view from the top of 100-foot-tall bronze structure has been reserved...
Happy autumn! As the leaves turn to orange and gold, there are lots of things to do in and around the Diocese of Wilmington in the next few weeks. Here are just a few:
If you’re looking keep the...