Chilean Cardinal Fernando Chomalí described the conclave that elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV as a profoundly spiritual and joyful experience, rooted in prayer and unity.
"It was a very impressive ecclesial, spiritual and human experience," Cardinal...
(OSV News) — Full text of the first public homily of Pope Leo XIV, given at a Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel May 9, 2025.
I begin with a word in English, and the rest...
CHESTER, Md. — Bishop Koenig traveled to Chester, Md., on May 3 to visit St. Christopher’s Church chapel, reinforcing its sacred role in the Diocese of Wilmington’s Jubilee 2025 celebration. In January, the chapel was designated one of six...
Two musical groups from St. John the Beloved School have entertained fans at local baseball parks twice in the past few weeks.
The school’s select band performed the National Anthem on April 29 at Citizens Bank Park, where the Phillies...
Diocese of Wilmington Bishop William E. Koenig will celebrate a special Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Sixth and...
Grace Yang, a senior at Archmere Academy in Claymont, has been named a National Merit Scholarship winner in the latest round of selections. She was chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists. The award is $2,500.
Finalists were...
WILMINGTON -- The joint was jumping in the dismissal zone outside St. Ann School on the afternoon of May 8.
Students, staff and families had been following the papal conclave. They were expecting a new pope, but they had no...
Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV -- the second pope from the Americas, and the first U.S.-born pontiff -- who was elected May 8, the second day of the papal conclave.
Catholic Relief Services, the official humanitarian agency of...
Thursday, May 8, 2025 5:30 p.m. --- (Wilmington, Delaware) --- The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, has released the following statement on the election of of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV:
The...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
He is the first North American to be...