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Growing up, my best friend had the American Girl doll “Molly.” Molly Jean McIntire, to give her her full name, was one of the company’s original historical characters -- characters whose lives were set at a particular time, accompanied...
JERUSALEM-- Israeli police arrested an American Jewish tourist Feb. 2 for vandalizing a statue of Jesus at the Franciscan Church of Flagellation in the Old City. In a statement condemning the attack against a Christian site -- the fifth in...
WASHINGTON-- Justice for Ukraine and the Ukrainian victims of Russia's invasion of the country will require international legal support, experts said at Feb. 1 event hosted by the Georgetown Law Center on National Security. The center at the Catholic law...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum’s basketball team might have moved on from last year’s state championship game loss to Tower Hill, but the Sals apparently have not forgotten the Hillers’ epic shooting performance that night last March. The Sals came out on...
NEW CASTLE — For nearly 32 minutes on Feb. 2, the result of the boys’ basketball game between St. Elizabeth and William Penn was uncertain. In the fourth quarter, the host Colonials overcame a six-point deficit to edge the...
Employees of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington now have a more affordable path to a graduate degree, thanks to a Jan. 31 agreement between the diocese and Neumann University. Neumann is offering any diocesan employee a 20 percent discount on...
NEWARK — Young students at Holy Angels School in Newark celebrated Catholic Schools Week on Feb. 2 by coming to school dressed as a character from their favorite book. They were joined by some of their teachers and the...
WASHINGTON -- Some pro-life leaders have called on Congress to make childbirth free for mothers, while others maintain addressing the financial burden of raising children will make greater impacts on saving lives from abortion. Catherine Glenn Foster, president and CEO...
My friend Sister Mary Hogan told me that what she remembers most vividly about her experience in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 was the "hate stare." Sister Hogan was a young religious sister in Detroit when then Archbishop (later Cardinal) John...
If it's been a while since you've brushed up on your catechism, you might have been uncomfortable Wednesday on stage at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wilmington. The elementary school students squared off in "Religion Bowl" as part of...

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