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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Molly Seidel, the most decorated runner in the University of Notre Dame’s history, became just the third American woman to medal in the Olympic Marathon when she took bronze in the women’s event in Tokyo...
DUBLIN — Irish Father James E. Coyle faced prejudice and threats and ministered during the height of the Spanish flu pandemic. One hundred years ago, he was shot and killed by a Protestant minister in Birmingham, Ala. After ministering in...
ROME -- To promote a safe return to in-person learning, the Italian government has passed a law requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all university students and for all teachers, professors and staff on every level, from nursery schools to universities. The...
ROME-- Italian police have launched an investigation after postal workers discovered an envelope containing three bullets and addressed to "the pope." News reports said the stamp on the envelope indicated it came from France, and the bullets were 9mm Flobert-round...
Thomas J. Peterman, devoted diocesan priest of the Diocese of Wilmington, educator and writer, son of the late Catherine (McCaffrey) and Albert Peterman of Milford, passed peacefully at Millcroft in Newark. Father Peterman was ordained in 1957. After his ordination,...
Music, treats and fun were part of the menu Saturday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Bear. The first "Summer Mini-Fest" was hosted Aug. 7 by the Diocese of Wilmington Catholic Youth Ministries Office at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton...
Bishop Koenig presided Aug. 7 at the ordination of 15 permanent deacons for the Diocese of Wilmington during Mass at St. Joseph's Church in Middletown. Complete story can be found here.
MIDDLETOWN -- Bishop Koenig presided at the ordination of 15 permanent deacons in the Diocese of Wilmington at a Mass at St. Joseph's Church on Aug. 7. Bishop Koenig was joined by Bishop Emeritus Malooly, Msgrs. Steven Hurley and David...
Even as some figures show arrivals at the border are breaking records, a New York-based immigration think tank said the country's "undocumented population is shrinking," according to census figures. According to figures in a report by the Center for Migration...
The human tendency to postpone and procrastinate is at times breathtaking. It can also be fatal. Now that Americans are starting to believe that COVID-19 variations can be more efficiently lethal, hundreds of thousands of us are finally getting vaccinated....