UNITED NATIONS -- In Somalia, 8.3 million people are in urgent need of assistance due to widespread drought that has displaced 1.4 million people, most of whom are women and children, according to the United Nations.
The world body also...
“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: Barry Grzechowiak
HOMETOWN: Lewes
PARISH: St. Jude the Apostle in...
Sunday Scripture readings for April 23, 2023, Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14, 22-33 Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 1 Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35
The Emmaus journey brings us awakening to the knowledge of the Risen Christ
Think of a memorable...
Carnival season kicks off on May 1 when St. Helena Parish in Bellefonte opens the midway and starts pouring the funnel cake batter. It is one of a handful of parishes that will host some sort of event this...
JERUSALEM-- When the raging ocean finally spit young Regine Canetti out, lifting her up a huge wave onto the thorny coast of the Turkish town of Silivri, she was stunned and shaken, her clothing fairly ripped from her body...
Their births were separated by almost a century, but Venerable Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) both endured and triumphed against the sin of racism in their own eras and in the Catholic...
WILMINGTON — Archmere and Concord took their baseball game on April 18 to Frawley Stadium, and the game delivered an ending worthy of the venue. A three-run triple by Chris Albero in the bottom of the seventh capped an...
WILMINGTON — One could forgive the Archmere girls lacrosse team if it felt a little shellshocked on the afternoon of April 18. The Auks, playing fellow undefeated Wilmington Charter in a key Diamond State Athletic Conference game, trailed the...
OAK ORCHARD -- Father Ricky Manalo thinks American Catholics could learn a lot from their Filipino counterparts.
Father Manalo, a Paulist priest known for his accomplished composing skills, will be speaking at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church in Oak...
The number of U.S. Latinos who identify as Catholic continues to decline steadily, with only about 43% now self-identifying as Catholic, according to a new analysis from the Pew research center. The percentage of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated...