Slain state trooper, beloved and mourned by Delaware Catholics, laid to rest January 8, 2026By Mike Lang The Dialog Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Corporal Snook, a 2009 graduate of St. Mark’s High School, was shot and killed as he worked an overtime assignment at the Division of Motor Vehicles branch in Wilmington, Del., Dec. 23. He was remembered Jan. 5 at a service at the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware in Newark that brought an outpouring of supporters from law enforcement and the community.
Sending 11 of their 13 children to same Catholic high school worth the sacrifice, couple says July 11, 2024By Mike Lang OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Schools, World News What is pretty unique for the Mazalewski family is that this was their 13th high school graduation, the 11th at St. Elizabeth.
Baltimore native feels ‘at home’ with Philadelphia’s Sisters of St. Francis July 28, 2022By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations On Aug. 6, Ann Dutrow will profess final vows with the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in Aston, Pa., with her biological and Franciscan families on hand.
Maryland couple donates spruce as Rockefeller Center’s 2021 Christmas tree November 17, 2021By Mike Lang Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Hundreds of spectators, media and workers descended on the home of Devon and Julie Price, parishioners at Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton, Maryland, to watch as a 79-foot-tall, 46-foot-wide Norway spruce was cut down and removed from their property.
Archbishop Lori, Bishop Malooly among those praising new Wilmington bishop July 14, 2021By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News During the Mass, Bishop Koenig said he had Bishop Malooly’s phone number and wasn’t afraid to use it if he has questions.
Archbishop Lori ordains and installs new bishop for Diocese of Wilmington July 14, 2021By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Video 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.
Bishop-designate Koenig speaks of his love of people and New York Mets April 30, 2021By Mike Lang Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop-designate William E. Koenig of Wilmington was in his home diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, in late April when his cellphone rang. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, was on the other end informing him that that he had been chosen to become the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington.
Priests’ dogs are more than just parish mascot: They’re ‘good for the soul’ April 8, 2021By Mike Lang Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In the story of Lazarus, the leper, his sores were licked by dogs. St. Roch, the patron saint of dogs, was befriended by a dog in the forest as he waited in the forest to die from the plague. The dog licked his sores and brought him food, and St. Roch was able to recover.
