Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is blessed to have within its borders, a number of wonderful vacation and resort areas. Whether you are enjoying the history and natural beauty of the towns and villages along the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, or the family fun of a Delaware or Maryland Atlantic Ocean resort vacation; you’ll find a Catholic community nearby ready to welcome you with open arms. We invite you to come and worship with us! To find Mass…

Honor Mary, Our Blessed Mother by praying the rosary.  The month of May is a good time to learn more about the rosary.  For a rosary reflection from Monsignor J. Thomas Cini, the history of the rosary, how to pray the rosary and more, CLICK HERE. To learn about Mary and the Saints from the USCCB, CLICK HERE.

The next Call to Prayer Holy Hour for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty will be on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 454 Bow Street in Elkton, Maryland. Fr. Joseph Piekarski will preside. All are invited to attend.  The overall focus is to invite Catholics to pray for rebuilding a culture favorable to life and marriage and for increased protections of religious liberty.  The Holy Hours are beiing conducted in a different parish each month. In addition to the monthly…

Lay Executive Committee will provide input and support diocese’s $28 million fundraising effort Bishop Malooly has named a Lay Executive Committee for the Sustaining Hope for the Future campaign, the $28 million diocesan fundraising effort. The 22-member group, which held its first meeting April 11, consists of men and women from every area of the diocese who will provide the bishop their input and strategies for the fundraising.   MORE.

Happy Easter!  To hear Bishop Malooly’s Easter message to the people of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, click here. To read the Bishop’s Easter message in English or in Spanish in The Dialog, click here. To find a Catholic church in Delaware or Maryland’s Eastern Shore, click here. For Easter audio and video resources or to send an Easter E-Card, click here.  

Bishop Francis Malooly will celebrate the 54th Annual Memorial Day Field Mass at All Saint’s Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, May 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The annual Mass honors all the deceased of the Diocese of Wilmington, especially those who served in the military and those who gave their lives in the service of their country. A brief military tribute by VFW Post 457 will be held immediately before the start of Mass. The Mass…