WILMINGTON – St. Mark's jumped out early on Newark Charter in their delayed first-round girls lacrosse state tournament game, and the Spartans defeated the Patriots, 20-9, going away on May 21. The Spartans remained unbeaten at 16-0 and will...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Here are brief biographical notes about each of the 14 churchmen who will become cardinals June 29. Their names are listed in the order Pope Francis announced them May 20:
-- Iraqi Cardinal-designate Louis Raphael I...
Pentecost, Greek for "50th day," was originally a Jewish term referring to the 50th day after Passover. For the first Christians, it was the 49th day after Easter, and, counting Easter, a period of 50 days. The apostle Paul...
Jesus assured his disciples he would not leave them as orphans; he promised the Father would send another Advocate to be with them always (Jn 14:16-18). That promise was kept on the day of Pentecost, considered the birthday of...
"The sound of the word 'heartless'" is nothing less than "horrible," in Benedictine Father Benoit Standaert's view.
There is a striking difference between living "with or without heart." It "is as great as the difference between heaven and hell, life...
The Spirit's promise that life always can be renewed is the promise of Pentecost.
Sometimes, as with the apostles, the Spirit's manifestation is astonishing and the results immediate. Our experience may not be as sudden or startling, but it's no...
Days of rain last week forced the rescheduling of virtually every spring sport's postseason schedule. The baseball regular season, which was supposed to end today, has been extended a day to allow teams to get crucial makeup games in....
The Padua lacrosse season came to an end May 19 in Lewes, as the Pandas were defeated by Cape Henlopen, 18-3, in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament. It was the final game for three players, the seniors...
Bishop W. Francis Malooly was celebrated for his humility, personal connection to people and leadership through difficult times as he was recognized May 20 at the annual dinner of the St. Thomas More Society of the Diocese of Wilmington.
Bishop...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal's hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan, among others.
Announcing...