ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. -- While English colonists who arrived in the New World were looking for greater opportunities, many of the Catholic colonists who arrived in Maryland also were looking to escape religious persecution.
Historic St. Mary's City, a...
WASHINGTON — The majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a former high school football coach April 25 who said his postgame prayers on the field — that cost him his job — amounted to private speech...
Are the daily news and events depressing you? Does your day start and end in gloom? If so, perhaps you need to examine your ability for maintaining a healthy spirit.
Our media's a wonder and yet the toll it takes...
WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders were thankful that death-row inmate Melissa Lucio was granted a last-minute stay of execution April 25, but they also said her sentence shows a failure in the use of capital punishment in this country and...
WASHINGTON — The chairman of a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committee welcomed a White House action that will restore regulatory provisions that were in place for decades as part of a key environmental protection law.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley...
The funds that are used to help with tuition assistance in the Diocese of Wilmington schools have reached a new milestone, with available aid now exceeding $1 million. The diocese also has changed the timing of the application process...
CLAYMONT — Ben Campbell allowed just five hits and struck out six, and St. Elizabeth made a first-inning run stand up in a 2-0 win over Archmere on April 25. It was the Vikings’ fifth win in their last...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Ursuline scored six runs in the first inning, and that was more than enough for pitcher Gabriella Guerke in a 13-3, five-inning win over MOT Charter at the Talleyville Softball Complex.
It took the Raiders just eight...
Boys spring high school sports teams are getting ready for the second halves of their seasons, and Thursday could be one of those days you'll want to mark on your calendar. Two baseball games that day involving four of...
After a lighter schedule the week after Easter, high school teams start the second half of their spring seasons with a bang. A light Monday slate gives way to much more action the rest of the week, with a...