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...
PARIS -- As the world watches Rome for the election of a new pope, the southern French city of Avignon reflects on its own deep papal history -- and the legacy of martyrdom that accompanied the loss of the...
Saint Edmond’s Academy last month presented Disney’s beloved classic, The Lion King Jr.
Presented by arrangement with Musical Theatre International, the highly anticipated show was held on campus at Rollins Center for the Performing Arts.
The cast included middle schoolers from...
Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father's funeral.
A pope's death isn't like a presidential election or even the death...
VATICAN CITY -- "If the Holy Spirit is inspiring them, why do the cardinals need more than one ballot to elect a pope?" a person wrote on X shortly before black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney May...
BREAKING NEWS: A new pope has been elected. Stay tuned to learn more.
VATICAN CITY -- The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during...
The Diocese of Wilmington has named Michele L. Linder of Wilmington as the new axecutive director of Catholic Cemeteries, Inc.
In her new jobs, she will oversee operations at the three diocesan cemeteries, Cathedral Cemetery on Lancaster Avenue in Wilmington,...
ROME -- Of the 135 cardinals eligible to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect the next pope, one absence has sparked confusion, controversy and no small amount of speculation, almost as if it were a plot...