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VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis will travel to Asti Nov. 19 for a private family celebration of his cousin's 90th birthday, and he will celebrate a public Mass the next morning in the Asti cathedral, the Vatican said. The Mass Nov....
WASHINGTON -- Here's how to help survivors of Hurricane Ian: -- Donations for humanitarian and church needs can be made to a special collection for the Bishops Emergency Disaster Fund (if taken in your diocese). Los Angeles Archbishop José H....
WASHINGTON -- A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics' "crisis of trust" toward their bishops as well as fear that if they were falsely accused of abuse, prelates would immediately throw them "under the bus" and...
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by magnets. I loved to watch the little magnetic skaters glide across a mirror in our family’s Christmas village at the flip of a switch and I enjoyed doing science experiments...
“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: Carol Diebold   HOMETOWN: Elkton, Md. PARISH: Immaculate Conception “What is...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth’s field hockey game at Dickinson was barely two minutes old when the Vikings found themselves trailing, 1-0. Despite dominating possession and collecting at least seven penalty corner opportunities, St. Elizabeth could not get one ball...
Gun violence is far too prevalent in so many communities, including those in the Diocese of Wilmington. The Ministry for Black Catholics in the diocese has taken steps to raise awareness of the plague on communities. Father Roger DiBuo, pastor of...
The sermons of the late Father Leonard R. Klein will be celebrated during a presentation from Catholic author George Weigel on Nov. 17 at Salesianum School’s Centenary Hall. The event sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese...
WASHINGTON-- Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death penalty. At 83, she is writing her fourth book while directing her advocacy organization, Ministry Against the...
NAIROBI, Kenya-- Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport Oct. 15. After the Catholic Church queried about the situation and his whereabouts, government authorities confirmed the...