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Official Newspaper of The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Serving the Catholic Community of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
Wilmington, DE
Joined September 2011
“I believe the archbishop really wants to hear from us. He really cares about families, about schools, about the people of Sydney.”.
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SYDNEY — Armed with their ideas and a vision for the future church in Sydney, families are ready to seize the rare opportunity to help steer the future of their faith at the upcoming synod consulta...
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Currently, more than 120 conflicts are taking place throughout the world, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Peace and nuclear disarmament a begin in the heart, said the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops. “We must renew our efforts to work for the conversion of heart required for a global commitment to...
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Shortly thereafter, 34 nuns, four priests and a thousand civilians died under the rubble of their own convent.
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WARSAW, Poland — “Apparently, it is God’s will that we die here,” said Mother Janina Byszewska, the superior of the Benedictine Nuns of the Most Blessed Sacrament community, which found itself in the...
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It’s up and running with 24 residents living in tents on the site.
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LEWES — It runs on equal parts hope and hard work. Tharros Village opened on July 7 to house up to 28 homeless residents. Located on Route 1, south of Lewes, the camp is meant to be a bridge during...
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Countless young people kicked up the dust from the field as they ran alongside the popemobile to catch a glimpse of the pontiff. #Catholic #PopeLeo #PopeLeoXIV .
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ROME — Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to...
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The nonprofit has distributed more than 575,000 rosaries and scapulars since beginning in Maggio’s dining room seven years ago. #Catholic #Delaware .
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It’s a daunting aspiration: to provide rosaries and scapulars to every First Holy Communicant in the country. But that’s just what Delawarean Andy Maggio wants to do. The 88-year-old parishioner at...
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The bishop said people “didn’t expect this wholesale assault on the majority of immigrants, who work hard, are raising their families and live peacefully in our communities.”.
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Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, is urging the people of his state to “affirm the humanity of all...
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Do you want to do something for those who put their lives on the line for us? Come to Mass and pray for them at St. John the Beloved on Sept. 29.
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Attention active and retired police, fire, EMT and military. You are invited to join Bishop Koenig at the annual Diocese of Wilmington Blue Mass to honor the work of all public safety personnel and...
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Saint Peter’s has been the spiritual home of the Catholic community of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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August 8, 2025 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Every August we are asked to contribute to the annual special collection to benefit the Cathedral of Saint Peter, the seat of the Diocese of...
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“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington.
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“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or...
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Pope Leo had asked people to pray for “a young Spanish man who was admitted to the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family. The pope said that if the teen “had come all the...
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The Catholic Business Network model is a way to connect Catholic business leaders in the community with one another.
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He knows what he’s talking about. This former tech CEO and current chief operating officer worked about 100 hours a week from his late teens into his 20s running his own successful business. Some...
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The latest report found that “about 70% of structures” in Gaza are damaged, and “key urban areas are largely non-functional.”.
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Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data. On July 29, CRS — the...
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The bipartisan effort comes as polls show a shift in the American public’s concerns about immigration.
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WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates praised the bipartisan effort behind the reintroduction of legislation in Congress that would give legal status to some eligible immigrants who currently...
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More than 4,000 pilgrims from the United States gathered July 30 as part of the Jubilee of Youth taking place July 28-Aug. 3.
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ROME — God, not AI, answers the questions that really matter in life, and God has an idea of the saint everyone is meant to be, said two U.S. bishops speaking at a national gathering in Rome. More...
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Familiar face takes over as president at Nativity Prep.
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The board of Nativity Prep in Wilmington has named Brendan Kennealey as interim president. Kennealey had been president of Salesianum School for 10 years and was one of the founders of Nativity Prep....
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Join Catholic members of the business community at Holy Savior Church parish hall for a networking breakfast Sept. 5.
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The Catholic Business Network of the Diocese of Wilmington continues its inaugural year Sept. 5 at Holy Savior Church in Ocean City, Maryland. Doors open for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and the program...
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This title is the second volume in the series, “Studies in the Carmelite Tradition,” sponsored by the Center for Carmelite Studies at CUA.
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In late spring, Catholic University of America (CUA) Press released a new book by Father Joseph F. Chorpenning, OSFS, a member of the Salesianum Oblate Community in Wilmington: “Saint Joseph and the...
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The St. Dennis parish community in Galena, Maryland, held a gratitude party June 22 in Tillinghast’s honor.
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Parishioners at St. Dennis in Galena, Md., will be missing a familiar face and voice after the retirement of a longtime parish presence. After 27 years as parish secretary, Peg Tillinghast began her...
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Father Rezende was informed that a group of young men had managed to escape the Volkswagen-operated ranch.
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SAO PAULO — A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A judge is expected to rule soon on whether German automaker Volkswagen is guilty of using slave labor at a...
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