LONDON -- Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate, a kind of diocese originally set up to receive groups of Anglican Christians into full communion with the Catholic Church, have welcomed Pope Francis' appointment...
MILLTOWN — Twenty-four Saint Mark’s High School students earned honors in this year’s Delaware Regional Scholastic Writing Awards. Two of them received Gold Key status, and their entries will be moving on to the national competition.
Junior Kirah Irani won...
One of the 20th century’s greatest writers about the Virgin Mary was a most unlikely convert from Judaism. Born Raïssa Oumansoff, in the Russian Empire, she emigrated to France with her family and took up her studies at the...
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations this year, Pope Francis acknowledges the fact that every vocation — from marriage to consecrated life and priesthood — involves a call from God embracing our entire existence.
Realizing...
A former Methodist minister has apparently sought a blessing on her same-sex union from a priest at a parish within the Archdiocese of Chicago, months after the Vatican issued a document on the possibility of giving spontaneous, non-liturgical pastoral...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut, who is automatically succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne.
Archbishop Blair is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation...
VATICAN CITY -- The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.
That is why faith is the first gift "that must be welcomed and asked for daily, so that it may be renewed...
“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: Sydney Mesa
Parish: St. Mary Magdalen
School:...
MILLTOWN — The Saint Mark’s girls soccer team wrapped up a challenging seven-day stretch in which they played Division II’s top contenders in fine fashion, defeating defending state champion Archmere, 4-2, at the Graveyard on April 30.
The Spartans went...
WASHINGTON-- The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations April 26 that restore Obama-era protections for patients who identify as transgender that the Trump administration rolled back in 2020. The new rule follows another controversial rule adding...