By Courtney Mares
Catholic News Agency
ROME -- John Paul II began his pontificate with the words “Be not afraid” — a phrase that the Polish pope’s biographer believes can be applied to Vatican diplomacy with Russia and China today.
George Weigel,...
Sunday Scripture reading, May 22, 2022: Sixth Sunday of Easter
1) Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
2) Rv 21:10-14, 22-23 Gospel: Jn 14:23-29
It's difficult to comprehend what will be at the end of times
Our second reading, from the end...
By Delaware Catholic Advocacy Network
Contact your state representative and urge them to oppose physician-assisted suicide and to vote NO on House Bill 140!
House Bill 140, legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Delaware, is on the House Agenda for Thursday, May 19, 2022....
WILMINGTON — Wilmington Friends built a 9-4 lead over Ursuline with 17:52 to go in their Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association first-round lacrosse state tournament game on May 18, then withstood a furious Raiders rally to take a 10-9 decision....
SALISBURY, Md. — Bishop Koenig has been busy traveling around the Diocese of Wilmington since his installation last summer, and one of his most recent stops was at St. Francis de Sales School in Salisbury, Md.
These photos were submitted...
Bishop Koenig spent part of the day May 2 touring Most Blessed Sacrament School in Berlin, Md.
Students helped show the bishop around the school as he made his first visit since becoming the tenth bishop of the Diocese of...
Brennan Ferris doesn’t need to think too hard about people who influenced him along the way as he prepares for his priestly ordination May 21 in the Diocese of Wilmington.
He’s grateful for all of them.
“I’m feeling good, happy,” he...
The Diocese of Wilmington has special plans for this year's Corpus Christi feast.
Sunday, June 19, marks the Feast Day of Corpus Christi, where Catholics celebrate and honor the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the...
WILMINGTON — The baseball diamond at Canby Park is full of wide-open spaces, and the Salesianum baseball team found most of them as the pounded out a 13-3 win in six innings over St. Elizabeth on May 17. With...
“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: Jim Phillips
HOMETOWN: Wilmington
PARISH: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
What...