As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, Catholic dioceses across the United States are preparing for what many see as both a pastoral opportunity and an unprecedented moment of global encounter.
The tournament -- set to be played across the...
Only two high school sports remain without champions in Delaware, and by the end of the week, that number will be cut in half. Girls soccer will crown two champions on June 7, and Catholic school teams remain in...
WILMINGTON — Father Jonathan Dick, who served during his formation at Salesianum School, was ordained as a priest for the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales on May 30 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, the first...
MADRID -- "Spain has been, and hopefully will continue to be, a very missionary nation."
Pope Leo XIV spoke these words during a brief encounter with Father José María Calderón, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain. For...
Thomas J. “Tom” Kane, Sr., age 75, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026.
Born in Wilmington, on July 27, 1950, he was the second youngest of 11 children born to the late James F. and...
VATICAN CITY -- When a priest collapsed in St. Peter's Square at the end of the general audience May 27, Pope Leo XIV rushed to his aid.
The priest was 81-year-old Father Diego Semeraro, from the southern Italian region of...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — A group of students from St. Elizabeth School were just a mile or two off busy Concord Pike, but that seemed like a million miles away when they traveled to Ramsey's Farm in the Brandywine Valley...
After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marked its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. Four parishes in the Tar Heel State hosted Mass and Eucharistic adoration as the nine perpetual pilgrims...
CAMDEN – When Salesianum traveled to Cape Henlopen on April 28 for a regular-season lacrosse matchup, the Vikings controlled the play early and led at halftime. The Sals owned the second half and took an 11-4 victory. At the...
The Knights of Peter Claver, one of the Catholic Church's largest historically Black Catholic lay fraternal organizations, said it "offers its full support" for Pope Leo XIV's acknowledgment of the Church's role in slavery.
The apology was included in "Magnifica...