“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: Dorothy Cartagena
HOMETOWN: Lewes
PARISH: St. Jude the Apostle
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' message of hope for humanity encased in a small satellite blasted off into space June 12 and soon will beam his words back to Earth.
"The 'Spei Satelles' mission successfully launched from the U.S. base...
WILMINGTON — Shelley Collier has an unknown person from a long-ago television show to thank for her current position at Salesianum School, where she teaches American Sign Language to a waiting-room only list of boys.
Collier, 52, remembers living in...
The bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, shared new details in a June 11 video about his recent investigation into the superior of a monastery of Discalced Carmelites, alleging the nun admitted to consensual sexual misconduct with...
BALTIMORE -- Through their work in the media, Catholic communications professionals have a calling "to heal the blindness that too often distorts the eyes and confuses the hearts of people in our world," Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his condolences and prayers after the death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died June 12 at the age of 86.
In a telegram sent to Maria Elvira Berlusconi, the former premier's...
With the feast of Corpus Christi, the National Eucharistic Revival enters its second year and shifts its focus to parish renewal -- a year organizers expect will inspire more parishes to increase the Eucharist's visibility in their communities through...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's criminal court ordered two climate activists to pay more than $30,000 in damages after they glued themselves to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums to draw attention to the effects of climate change.
The...
The killing of Father Charles Igechi June 7 is further evidence of Christian persecution in Nigeria, church officials in the country say.
The priest was on his way to St. Michael College in Ikhueniro, where he was assigned, when unidentified...
By Rebecca W. Martin
Imagine that Jesus Christ knocked on your door and asked to stay with you for the better part of two days. How would you welcome him? What conversations would you have around the kitchen table? What...