WILMINGTON — Salesianum School has established a scholarship in honor of a late Oblate of St. Francis de Sales that will fund 24 full-need students. The Rev. James P. Byrne, OSFS, Memorial Scholarship is being made possible thanks to...
“One of Us” is a 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: Natalie Morris
HOMETOWN: Wilmington
PARISH & SCHOOL: St. Mary...
About 75 parishioners of St. Elizabeth/St. Benedict Parish joined in a Feast of Corpus Christi Eucharistic procession after the 8:30 a.m. Mass on a sunny Sunday, June 6, in Ridgely, Md.
They stopped at three altars around the block and...
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program June 15 by urging Congress to act on creating a pathway to citizenship for its beneficiaries.
“Every day,...
VATICAN CITY — People with disabilities were often overlooked and faced discrimination in various health care policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
“The negative experiences of persons with disabilities during this pandemic do...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The new CEO of the Knights of Columbus said the international fraternal organization’s members “are poised to lead the way toward recovery and a future of renewal.”
“The coronavirus pandemic is finally receding. ... What a...
PHILADELPHIA — Delaware North scored five times in the second inning, and that proved to be enough offense in an 8-4 victory over Delaware County in the opening round of the 35th annual Carpenter Cup on June 14. The...
DETROIT — Rather than mere disagreement, an epidemic of hatred in the digital sphere is poisoning social communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for his body, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said in a new pastoral note June...
Bishop W. Francis Malooly, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Wilmington, has announced the following clergy appointments, effective July 7:
Administrator
The Very Rev. Glenn M. Evers is appointed administrator of Saint Joseph Parish, French Street, Wilmington. This is in addition...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn cut the ceremonial ribbon June 10 for a solar-energy project launched to answer Pope Francis’ “urgent challenge” to battle climate change and “protect our common home.”
The pope’s environmental concerns, including climate...