“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 communities.
NAME: Skip Coale
HOMETOWN: Ocean View
PARISH: St. Ann Bethany...
WASHINGTON -- Relations between congressional Democrats and Republicans are growing increasingly contentious, but possible solutions exist, including the relaunch of a civility and respect caucus, congressional experts and observers told OSV News.
A series of tense exchanges have occurred in...
LISBON, Portugal — After spending the evening with Pope Francis in a solemn time of Eucharistic adoration and listening to his message during the outdoor vigil, the energy continued to vibrate long into the nighttime at Tejo Park in...
LISBON, Portugal — When Pope Francis announced that the South Korean capital city of Seoul would host World Youth Day 2027, Rosemary Shin realized she might make a special homecoming trip in 2027 to South Korea and let out...
By Nathan Whalen, OSV
SEATTLE - About 200 volunteers descended on St. Joseph Parish's social hall in Seattle to assemble 72,000 meals that will be delivered to hungry families in Haiti.
"It was really a lot of fun. People left saying,...
Confusion about Jesus' Jewish identity persists, despite almost six decades of Catholic Church teaching on how to present Jews and Judaism in catechesis and preaching.
That's according to biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine, co-editor of "The Jewish Annotated New Testament," who...
NEW YORK -- About 1,500 family members and well-wishers joined bishops, priests, religious brothers and dozens of sisters from the Sisters of Life as seven new sisters took their perpetual vows August 5 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.
Cardinal...
Ursuline Sister Carol Ann Holder, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Aug. 4 at Andrus on Hudson in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y. She was 95.
Born in New York, Sister Carol Ann, also known as Joan, taught at...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL -- After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse...
Sister Vincent Schroeder, a New Castle native who ministered primarily in education in nearly 70 years of religious life, died Aug. 3, five days short of her 88th birthday. She was a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely,...