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Sunday Scripture readings for July 30, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12  Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130  Rom 8:28-30  Mt 13:44-52 Our faith in Jesus is a treasure of incomparable worth “Antiques Roadshow” is a long running, popular...
WILMINGTON — Catholic Youth Ministry is gearing up for another year of sports for those in grades 2-12. Registration is now open for young people in a variety of sports. CYM athletics, according to the Office of Youth and Young...
By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard As people left the July 23 closing Mass for the National Black Catholic Congress, Vernon Taylor of St. Joseph’s Parish on French Street in Wilmington said he was especially moved at the end of Mass when...
Official Appointments The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following appointments, effective September 6, 2023: Concluding Diocesan Ministry The Reverend Patrick D. Bergquist of the Diocese of Fairbanks concludes his service as Pastor of Sacred Heart, Chestertown. Administrators The Reverend Jones Kukatla is...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to remember that...
“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: Edith Hoffman HOMETOWN: Millsboro PARISH: Mary Mother of Peace...
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on July 24 sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier recently installed on the Rio Grande, part of the Republican governor's latest attempts to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S. from...
VATICAN CITYS -- The Jesuits have expelled from their religious order the well-known artist and preacher Father Marko Rupnik for refusing to uphold his vow of obedience and confront allegations of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing some two dozen...
WASHINGTON -- When Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023, there will be plenty of pilgrims from the U.S. ready to greet him -- close to 29,000. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 24 that...
The St, Mary Star of the Sea Holy Savior Vacation Bible School took off like a rocket July 24 at the parish in Ocean City, Md. Parish organizers said 52 teen volunteers, 50 children and numerous adults are participating in...