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WASHINGTON -- A nationwide poll of 1,200 likely voters in a general election found that a majority oppose unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy and support limits on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Susan B. Anthony List, a...
If a man named Christian takes a job with Catholic cemeteries, you would expect he’d have a storied and lengthy career. He did. Mark A. Christian, 65, executive director of Catholic Cemeteries for the Diocese of Wilmington, steps into retirement at...
CHAMPION, Wis. -- John Sloot, 93, a retired farmer from Winthrop, Minnesota, lives by the adage of his late brother, Vincent, a marathon runner, who preached: "When you get near the end, you have to throw everything out of...
So many traditions and regular milestones were knocked off course by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it's time for many of them to begin returning. It’s the season for graduations. We’ve already seen most of the colleges and high schools flip the...
VATICAN CITY -- To truly reach out to families, the Catholic Church first must learn to listen to their concerns rather than doling out theoretical solutions to life's harsh realities, Pope Francis said. In a video message sent June 9...
DOVER — A loss in the DIAA boys lacrosse championship game two years ago remained fresh in the minds of Salesianum’s players when they met up with Cape Henlopen for the rematch on May 27 at Dover High School....
VATICAN CITY — As he did before naming a new prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Pope Francis has asked a bishop to conduct an official visit of the Congregation for Clergy. In a letter June...
Invisible to those ashore yet instrumental in keeping afloat the comforts of daily life, seafarers have long seeped through the cracks as they straddle worlds and identities. They have home countries but live literally adrift, becoming strangers to all nations....
We have begun to see a return to normal, and just in time for pomp and circumstance. It’s the season for graduations. We’ve already seen most of the colleges and high schools flip the tassel. Do you have any photographs? Send...
WILMINGTON — The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, more commonly known as the Norbertine Fathers, are celebrating their 900th anniversary in 2021, and that included a Mass at a church where one of their members serves. The members of...

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