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Registration extended! Don’t miss the pilgrimage of a lifetime. Join Bishop Koenig and fellow parishioners for a Diocese of Wilmington Pilgrimage to Italy for the Celebration of the Jubilee Year! The pilgrimage runs from October 26 to November 5, 2025, and will be spiritually led by the Bishop Koenig. Features include bus transportation from Ocean City, Maryland or Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia Airport, economy class air transportation, nine nights’ accommodations in 4-star hotels w/ continental breakfast, nine meals, airport transfers and ground transportation, Papal Blessing, daily Mass, and much more. Make your reservation soon. Spaces are limited. Click here for full details including itinerary, pricing and more.

Bishop William E. Koenig invites all married couples in the Diocese of Wilmington to the Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass on World Marriage Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 1:00pm at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Newark, DE. Those celebrating significant anniversaries (5-year increments) - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, or any anniversary beyond 50, will receive a special certificate from the Bishop. Reservations are needed, no matter what the anniversary year. Reservations required by February 4, 2025. Click here for more information and to register.

The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, D.D. presents his annual Christmas Message to the people of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

Join us for Mass at Christmas. Masses will be held on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24) at 4pm, 6pm, and 10pm; Mass will be held on Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25) at 9am.

An opportunity to make a confession prior to Christmas will be available on Wednesday, December 18 from 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm at parishes throughout the city of Wilmington. Participating parishes include St Anthony of Padua, St Elizabeth (S Broom St), St Joseph (French St), St Paul (N Jackson St), and St Patrick (N King St).