“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: Alexis Sclama
HOMETOWN: Bethany Beach, DE
PARISH: St. Ann...
BEAR — After running off seven consecutive wins over ranked teams, Salesianum basketball finally became the one to fall. John Clemmons scored 21 points as Caravel’s offense singed the Sals, 75-65, on Feb. 8.
It was a four-point Buccaneers lead...
WILMINGTON — The road to victory isn't always pretty, and the Archmere girls basketball team is fine with that. The Auks scored five straight points midway through the fourth quarter to untie their game against Delaware Military Academy on...
WASHINGTON — In observance of the annual National Catholic Schools Week, which concluded Feb. 5, Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Wash., thanked Catholic educators for forming students in the Catholic faith.
“Catholic schools provide the nation with a model...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, and appointed as his successor Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux in southeastern Louisiana.
Archbishop Fabre, 58, is one of 12 of the U.S....
VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI has never attempted to hide what is true, no matter how painful recognizing reality might be, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.
Being at “the service of truth was always front and center. He...
BEAR — Ursuline trailed Caravel, 40-27, in the latter stages of the third quarter before making a bit of a move. Hannah Kelley scored off an offensive rebound, and Abigail Grillo drained a three-point shot, and suddenly the Raiders...
WASHINGTON -- Flanked at the front of the sanctuary by six large portraits of Black Americans whose faith-filled lives placed them on the road to possible canonization by the Catholic Church, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. celebrated...
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An idea began brewing in Patrick Schmadeke's head as he listened to an interview with Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart on the Synod of Bishops in 2023 and the process leading up to it.
"Synodality starts with...
VATICAN CITY -- The Holy Spirit, and not the need for recognition, must be the primary motivation in one's religious life, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
"Sometimes, even behind the appearance of good works, the canker of narcissism,...