After Wilmington resident Victoria Franz experienced a pregnancy loss, she looked to her faith for support. A simple question she asked her pastor, Msgr. Steven Hurley of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, opened the doors to a new ministry...
Msgr. Stanley J. Russell was ordained to the priesthood before the start of the Second Vatican Council, and today, more than 60 years later, he is still serving the Diocese of Wilmington as its oldest active priest. He was...
"Examples of how the early Church journeyed together are seen in the Acts of the Apostles where we read how the first Apostles gathered together to choose someone to replace Judas who had betrayed Jesus. Or we see in...
“One of Us” is brief snapshot of people who support the church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Bill Kirk
HOMETOWN: Wilmington
PARISH: Cathedral of St. Peter
What is...
WILMINGTON — The crowd at Ursuline Academy was treated to a spirited battle on the volleyball court involving the host Raiders and visiting Wilmington Charter, with the Force holding off Ursuline in four tense sets. The scores were 25-21,...
WILMINGTON — Padua overcame a stiff challenge from Tower Hill in the first set of their volleyball match Oct. 19, then proceeded to complete the sweep of the Hillers. Set scores were 25-20, 25-18, and 25-14.
The Hillers opened up...
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said in the process to create a more "synodal church," one where every member contributes and all listen to each other, "we are touching something divine, and...
WASHINGTON -- When Diane Davis was preparing for her first Communion in the 1970s, she asked her mother why she didn't go up to the front of the church with her father to receive the consecrated host.
The Lewes resident...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s field hockey team spent most of the afternoon of Oct. 18 in its own defensive end, doing their best to clog up the passing and shooting lanes of the Charter School of Wilmington. Offensively, the...
VATICAN CITY -- A person's wealth or lack thereof should not be the determining factor when it comes to receiving health care, Pope Francis said.
Speaking to members of Rome's Biomedical University Foundation Oct. 18, the pope said that health...