The Maryland House passed a bill April 3 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for future lawsuits for sexual abuse of a minor and limiting the civil damages to each claimant, rather than...
"Prayer of St. Francis" is a much loved hymn, frequently chosen for weddings and funerals because of the beauty of its words; asking God to fill us with love, pardon, faith. More than 800 years ago, St. Francis wrote...
NEWARK — Susan D. Lloyd, the longtime president and chief executive officer of Delaware Hospice, will retire later this year after 38 years of service to the organization. Lloyd, who joined Delaware Hospice in 1988, has helped transform the...
It didn't take long for Archmere Academy to draw crowds to its revamped campus theater.
“Alice by Heart” was performed in the newly renovated Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Performing Arts Center. Additional performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April...
Spring in the diocese is a beautiful time – cherry trees, magnolia and dogwood are beginning to bloom; downstate and on the Eastern Shore, farmers are getting ready to plant their crops. It’s a great time to get outside...
By OSV Editorial Board , OSV News
The world rejoiced March 23 when Pope Francis was released from Gemelli University Hospital in Rome after 38 days. God be praised, he seems to be making slow, incremental improvements, though his doctors...
Sometimes it seemed as if Pope St. John Paul II could do just about anything -- do it well, in fact -- if he simply set his mind to doing it. This impression of uncommon giftedness would by itself...
Five years ago this month, life as we knew it came to a standstill.
COVID-19 cast a pall over the entire world, forcing us to face our radical vulnerability and our powerlessness in the face of death.
About a week after...
April 4, 2025
Dear Friends in Christ,
In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the priest — acting in the person of Jesus—absolves the penitents of their sins and reunites them with the Church. What a beautiful gift Christ gave to us when...
MILLTOWN – Saint Mark's collected 14 hits, including three home runs, in a 15-8 win over Concord in softball action on April 2. The Spartans improved to 3-2 with the victory.
Concord took a 3-2 lead in the top of...