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Summer in the diocese offers an array of events both fun and spiritual. Be sure to check out both kinds scheduled in the coming weeks in the Diocese of Wilmington: St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Lewes continues its adult...
Weeks after the release of a synod study group report on controversial pastoral issues, experts have continued to express mixed opinions about the document's treatment of same-sex attraction. "I think my overall summary of the synodal report, particularly in relation...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino July 20, where he prayed for peace at the tomb of St. Benedict. Abbot Dom Luca Fallica said the visit was completely unexpected, with the...
Catholic Relief Services is welcoming federal support that will help "significantly expand" humanitarian aid to Cuba, as the Caribbean nation battles multiple crises. CRS, the humanitarian and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced July 21 that...
“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 or school communities. NAME: Kate Shaposky SCHOOL: Archmere Academy YEAR:...
Scripture readings for July 26, 2026, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12  Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130  Rom 8:28-30  Mt 13:44-52 I recall something St. Faustina wrote once in her diary, a secret she knew. It's something...
For The Dialog Ann Teresa O'Neill, the woman whose extraordinary healing as a child helped in the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and longtime SS. Peter and Paul parishioner in Easton, Maryland, died at age of 78 on July...
Villanova University, Pope Leo XIV's alma mater, has announced a new award recognizing those who integrate care for the poor and the care of creation -- and the pope himself will confer the inaugural honor in October just outside...
Rosalie Markezich smiled when she realized she was pregnant in 2023. The young woman from Louisiana waited a week before telling her then-boyfriend, who was initially supportive. Then, she says, he changed his mind. "He told me that he actually...
WASHINGTON -- Four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. In a lawsuit filed by Becket,...