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The Magi have come and gone. With the Epiphany the Christmas narrative concludes. The popular story of the foreign travelers charms the masses with a star-studded discovery of the Nativity and the presentation of unique gifts.  But that scene by...
Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and archbishop of Sydney and of Melbourne, died Jan. 10 in Rome. He was 81. Sources told OSV News that Cardinal Pell went in for hip replacement...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities. NAME: Donald Kyle HOMETOWN: Ocean View, De. PARISH: St. Lukes in...
WILMINGTON — The St. Elizabeth boys basketball team took a two-point lead into the locker room at halftime of its game Jan. 10 vs. Newark Charter. A different group of Vikings came out for the third quarter, however, and...
VATICAN CITY -- Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and archbishop of Sydney and Melbourne, died Jan. 10 in Vatican City. He was 81. Sources told OSV News that Cardinal Pell went in for...
The 50th annual March for Life is scheduled for Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., the first gathering occurring following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. According to the March for Life website, the event continues because...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Jocelyn Delaney does not mince words when it comes to talking about her job at St. Edmond’s Academy. She is the director of educational support, working with students who have a diagnosed learning difference in order...
VATICAN CITY -- The disappearance 40 years ago of Emanuela Orlandi has haunted her family, fueled conspiracy theories and provided grist for a recent Netflix series. Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, said Jan. 9 that Alessandro Diddi,...
"Lord, I ask that you take me out of here soon … I want to be with my mom and sister soon. Amen." The prayer of a migrant girl in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, neatly written on the back of a...
ROME -- There can be no improvising or going it alone when it comes to preventing and handling cases of abuse in the Catholic Church, said U.S. Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for...

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