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The Capuchin Poor Clares, coming from Mexico since 1986 to help the Ministry of Caring serve the poor, have conducted elections at St. Veronica Giuliani Monastery in Wilmington. Mother Clara de Maria Cuevas was elected as Abbess, Sister Maria del...
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump was indicted Aug. 1 by special counsel Jack Smith over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. That indictment sends...
Saint Mark's High School will have a new principal when the 2023-24 school year opens, according to Saint Mark's President Tom Fertal. "It is my privilege to inform you that Mr. Stephen DiGennaro ‘89 has been appointed by the Most...
The U.S. bishops have recognized three pro-life advocates for their longtime efforts by presenting them with People of Life awards. The bishops conferred the 2023 honors on Margaret (Peggy) Hartshorn, board chair of Heartbeat International, a network of U.S. pro-life...
If it seems like only yesterday that Sister Gianna Maria Solomon professed solemn vows as a Sister of Life, it wasn’t. It was five years ago. Some important work has happened since then for the Wilmington native, Padua Academy graduate and...
VATICAN CITY -- Highlighting the Mediterranean as the sea that connects nations, cultures and religions across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Pope Francis will travel to Marseille, France, Sept. 22-23 for a meeting of bishops, civic leaders and...
VATICAN CITY -- Destroying grain is a "grave offense to God," Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as "my brothers" and urging them to resume cooperating with a United Nations' initiative to guarantee the safe transport of...
A young Alabama Catholic priest placed under restriction by the Archdiocese of Mobile July 26 has been located in Italy, along with an 18-year-old woman with whom he had fled the country days earlier. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office announced...
Nothing helps pass a summer night like outdoor cinema. St. Patrick's parish in Wilmington has hosted just that this season. A group of parishioners July 21 gathered in the parking lot of the St. Patrick Center for movie night featuring “Star...
WILMINGTON — All homes need to be maintained, especially those that are more than 100 years old. That includes spiritual homes, such as St. Hedwig Church in Wilmington, which went through a series of procedures spanning 15 years and...