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To the laity, members of institutes of consecrated life, and the clergy of the Diocese of Wilmington: Greetings in the name of the Risen Lord. INTRODUCTION Rejoice, for today we celebrate Pentecost, the great Feast which brings to a conclusion our 50-day...
DOVER — As a basketball referee, Sue Leonard is happy when nobody notices that she is even on the floor. But on May 21 at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover, Leonard eschewed her stripes and whistle and was...
Wiggly the Pig visited Christ the Teacher Catholic School on Thursday, May 2. Her sister, Piggly, stayed home on the deBrabander Farm in Townsend, Delaware. Wiggly's arrival was the culmination of a fundraising program at the school. During morning announcements...
Jack Moore, the founder and longtime principal of Aquinas Academy in Bear, died May 17. He was 64. Moore had master’s degrees in educational leadership from the University of Delaware and theology from Franciscan University. He worked at the Ferris...
CLAYMONT — Drew Duncan scored 45 seconds into the game, and Archmere’s boys lacrosse team never looked back in a 15-2 win over Caravel in the DIAA state tournament. The Auks, the fifth seed in the 16-team bracket, will...
Saint Mark’s, Salesianum and Padua earned state championships in the DIAA track and field meet, which was held May 17-18 at Dover High School. The Sals and Pandas are repeat champs, and the Spartans returned to the top after...
DOVER — Mallory O’Mara-Tunell, a fifth-grade teacher at St. John the Beloved School in Wilmington, will become the new principal at Holy Cross School in Dover effective July 1. She will succeed Linda Pollitt, who is retiring. The announcement was...
The regular season is a memory, so it's down to state tournament time in Delaware. Archmere, Saint Mark's and Salesianum are battling in lacrosse, baseball, tennis and volleyball. Salesianum lacrosse is the defending lacrosse state champions, and they are the...
All of the regular season is done, and now, for some teams, the second season has begun. Girls tournament action is under way in lacrosse, soccer and tennis, with softball getting started later this week. In the sports remaining, Archmere...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A. Williams of St. Paul and Minneapolis as coadjutor bishop of Camden, New Jersey, which is currently headed by Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan. The appointment was publicized in Washington May 21...