MILLTOWN — Lonnie Wright, a veteran high school basketball and baseball coach, is the new boys basketball coach at Saint Mark’s High School. The school made the announcement on July 13.
Wright has been an assistant coach at Delaware Military...
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NAME: Dave Melocik
HOMETOWN: Ocean City, Md.
PARISH : St....
WILMINGTON — Braving extreme heat and crushing humidity, more than 900 people crowded into St. Elizabeth Church on July 13 to witness the ordination and installation of the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, Bishop William E. Koenig.
The...
WILMINGTON — Their work for the day behind them, the three bishops who consecrated new Diocese of Wilmington Bishop William E. Koenig headed outside of St. Elizabeth Church to greet old friends in the afternoon sun.
Bishop John O. Barres...
Episcopal Ordination of Bishop William Edward Koenig
Diocese of Wilmington
VII. 2021
Introduction
We have gathered, dear friends, in a spirit of praise and thanksgiving
to ordain and install the Tenth Bishop of Wilmington, William Edward Koenig.
Before I address you, Bishop-elect...
A blessed day has arrived in the Diocese of Wilmington.
On Friday, April 30, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, named Msgr. William Edward Koenig, vicar for clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., as the 10th bishop of the...
HAVANA -- The Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba has called on people to continue to pressure communist authorities to hold a general election.
The country has seen demonstrations in its major cities joined by thousands of people to protest the...
RIDGELY, Md. — A celebration of a “welcoming community” of the faithful formed the theme of a well-attended Mass and reception on Sunday afternoon, July 11, marking the 125th anniversary of St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church.
Two days before his...
VATICAN CITY -- Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome's Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.
In a statement released July...
William E. Koenig, the soon-to-be 10th bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, sat down for a question-and-answer session with Joseph P. Owens, editor of The Dialog. The full Q&A appears in “Welcome Our Shepherd” the 72-page special section included...