Home Blog Page 454
WILMINGTON — James Gebhart started thinking of joining the priesthood as a child at St. Catherine of Siena School in Prices Corner, although that faded as he got a bit older. “I was one of those kids who would pretend...
Sister Edith de Ste. Gertrude (Mary Catherine “Kathleen” Collins) entered eternal life on April 28, 2023, at the age of 103. She was born May 29, 1919, to the late Michael Collins and Elizabeth Doyle Collins of Bohernabreena, Piperstown, Co....
Sunday Scripture readings for May 7, Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 6:1-7  Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19  1 Pt 2:4-9  Jn 14:1-12 We are 'living stones' building a strong community of believers In those early days of the global pandemic in spring 2020,...
“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: Tibor Nagy HOMETOWN: Wilmington PARISH: St. Patrick's “What is the most...
ASTON, Pa. — Rain over the past several days forced Tower Hill and St. Elizabeth to find a new home for their baseball game on May 2, so the teams headed about 11 miles north of Tower’s Carpenter Field...
Abortion bans failed in Nebraska and South Carolina, two Republican-led states, in the final week of April following a successful effort in North Dakota. In Nebraska, lawmakers in the unicameral Legislature came one vote short of breaking a filibuster April...
WILMINGTON — Patrick Jordan, the current academic dean at St. Elizabeth High School, will become the interim principal for the 2023-24 academic year, the school announced this week. He will succeed John Petruzzelli, who has served as principal for...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum and Cape Henlopen have had a habit of playing close lacrosse games over the past few years as their programs, and when the programs met on May 1 at Abessinio Stadium, it was no different. The Sals...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark's faced two small deficits early in their girls lacrosse game May 1 against Concord, but that wouldn't last. The Spartans scored the final 11 goals of the day on the way to a 12-2 victory...
VATICAN CITY -- World Youth Day is an antidote against indifference, isolation and lethargy, Pope Francis said. Since World Youth Days were established by St. John Paul II in 1985, "they have involved, moved, stirred and challenged generations of women...