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WILMINGTON, Del. (OSV News) -- The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic Church and wants to break the seal of confession between a priest and penitent. House Bill 74 would do away with the privilege between priest and penitent in a sacramental confession by requiring priests to report information relating to child abuse and neglect that is shared in a confessional. The Diocese of Wilmington said priests are prohibited from breaking the seal of confession and

The veteran Action News anchor, retiring at years end, accepted the Cardinal John Foley Award May 26 at St. Charles Seminary after a town hall discussion with guests.

Bishop William E. Koenig of Wilmington, Delaware boarded a freighter on the Delaware coast April 5 to celebrate Mass for a crew of Filipino men who, at sea for months and without shore passes, arent able to attend Mass.

BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Lighting a candle near the sanctuary inside St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in East Baltimore Feb. 27, Wendy Bozel struggled to contain her emotions.

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori offered solidarity with the Ukrainian community, greeting parishioners prior to morning worship and listening to harrowing stories of family members besieged in Ukraine.

Bishop-designate Koenig speaks of his love of people and New York Mets April 30, 2021 Bishop-designate William E. Koenig of Wilmington, Del., is seen during his introductory news conference at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, April 30, 2021. (CNS photo/Don Blake, The Dialog) WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) — 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 nunc...

Wilmington bishop retires; pope names N.Y. priest to succeed him Pope Francis greets Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Del., during a meeting with U.S. bishops during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, Dec. 3, 2019. It was announced April 30, 2021, that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Malooly and has appointed Mgr. William E. Koenig of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., as the bishop of Wilmington. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) By Joseph P. Owens • Catholic News...

Delaware students abuzz as one of their own takes presidential oath of office U.S. President Joe Biden is seen at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Jan 20, 2021, during his inauguration. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) By Joseph P. Owens • Catholic News Service • Posted January 21, 2021 WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) — It’s not every kid who gets to say, “I’m a student at the president’s high school alma mater.” As of noon Jan. 20, the students at Archmere Academy had that going for...