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GLASGOW — The newest employee at Christ the Teacher Catholic School is a boss’ dream. All he requires are a bed in his office, a few trips outside during the day, and some scratching behind the ears. Meet Dewey, the...
“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: Joanne Busalacchi HOMETOWN: Bethany Beach PARISH: St. Ann  What is the most...
MILLTOWN — Delaware Military Academy and Saint Mark’s battled through 90 minutes of field hockey in the first round of the DIAA Division II tournament opening round on Dec. 1, but it took even more to decide a winner....
WASHINGTON — A move by the Department of Justice to expand how it carries out federal death sentences — to include electrocution, gas or firing squads along with lethal injections —was sharply criticized by Catholic anti-death penalty activists. “The administration’s...
WILMINGTON — Bishop Malooly may be nearing the end of his tenure as the ordinary in the Diocese of Wilmington, but the delay in getting a replacement means he will still actively be leading the diocese as he marks...
REHOBOTH BEACH – Small businesses are always happy to get the attention of customers, especially in this pandemic-laden year, but Susan Kehoe of “Browseabout Books” could have probably done without the scrutiny of the last couple of days at...
PHILADELPHIA — Father John Fields, an archpriest of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, who was communication director for the archeparchy, died at his home Nov. 28. He was 70. The cause of death has yet to be determined, according...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Bishop Michael W. Fisher, an auxiliary bishop of Washington since June 2018, to head the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, N.Y., has been apostolic administrator of Buffalo since Dec....
De PERE, Wis. -- The Norbertine order is celebrating the 900th anniversary of its founding. St. Norbert of Xanten founded the Norbertine order in France in 1121. The jubilee year will be celebrated from the first Sunday of Advent,...
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, another important celebration has been affected by the restrictions put into place to help control its spread. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which takes place on Dec. 11-12, will be more...