WILMINGTON — John Petruzzelli, a former teacher, coach and administrator at St. Elizabeth High School, will return to Wilmington in July as the principal of the school. This will be his third stint at St. Elizabeth.
Petruzzelli has been the...
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis announced he will create 21 new cardinals Aug. 27, including 68-year-old Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, California.
The pope made the announcement at the end of his "Regina Coeli" address May 29, telling the...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state and former dean of the College of Cardinals, died in Rome May 27 at the age of 94.
Many observers saw him as a key player in the Vatican's...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Nicole Herrera
HOMETOWN: Washington, DC
PARISH: Sacred Heart Parish
What does...
After more than two months of competition, the busiest of the high school sports seasons winds to an end this week. The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association will wrap up its baseball, boys lacrosse and girls soccer championships by the...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum came into its DIAA baseball tournament game on May 28 at the fourth seed, but No. 20 William Penn gave the Sals all they could handle before the Sals captured a 2-0 victory. They will play...
CLAYMONT — Archmere got scoring from nine players, holding off a pesky Wilmington Friends squad, in a 14-7 victory in the quarterfinal round of the DIAA boys lacrosse state tournament on May 28 in Claymont. The Auks advance to...
MILLTOWN — A little bit of rain was not going to stop Saint Mark’s baseball team, but it took the Spartans a few innings on May 28 to figure out Wilmington Charter starting pitcher Justin Terranova.
The Spartans, seeded fifth...
MIDDLETOWN — Ursuline’s first doubles team of Evelyn Parsonage and Caroline Peach motored through the first set of their state championship match on May 25 at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, defeating Dover’s Janelle Gyambibi and Malini Lodhavia, 6-0....
NEWARK — The familiar phrase attached to law enforcement is “protect and serve,” and on May 25, recruits from Delaware’s Basic Officer Training Course put the second half of that into practice. As has become the custom in the...