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CLEVELAND — Laid off from her information technology job last Thanksgiving, then evicted for falling behind on the rent two months later and having to keep six children, fed, Bianca Simone needed options. Even though her boyfriend, Drew Tunnell, still...
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian nun who has moved into the finals of a TV cooking show said she received “divine help” and prayed the entire time she was cooking. The “divine help,” she said, helped her notice that the...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline used a different formula in each set to overcome Sussex Central in the first round of the DIAA state volleyball tournament on Dec. 2 in Wilmington. The 14th-seeded Raiders went on an early run in the...
CLAYMONT — Archmere’s soccer team withstood a stiff challenge from Delaware Military Academy in the second quarter of the teams’ DIAA Division II state soccer tournament opener, then turned on the offense in a 5-0 victory the afternoon of...
By Hosffman Ospino The most popular Marian devotion among U.S. Catholics presently is the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the most widely embraced Marian devotion in the entire American continent and perhaps the most revered religious icon...
MEXICO CITY -- José Rico normally participates in an annual pilgrimage, walking from a suburb northeast of Mexico City to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, arriving late on the eve of the Dec. 12 feast, when millions...
A pleasant late autumn evening drew parishioners gathered for the Advent Tree Lighting on Nov. 28 at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Salisbury, Md. Father Christopher LaBarge, pastor, Father Idongesit Etim and Father Edward Aigner were among those taking...
Education could not take a break because of the coronavirus pandemic, and that goes for religious education in addition to regular schooling. In the Diocese of Wilmington, the Office for Religious Education has been working to ensure that its...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent 1) Is 40:1-5, 9-11 Psalm 85:9-14 2) 2 Pt 3:8-14 Gospel: Mk 1:1-8 God hasn't stopped unfolding unexpected plans for us Old Testament prophets often met with resistance because people didn't like their calls to repentance....
GLASGOW — The newest employee at Christ the Teacher Catholic School is a boss’ dream. All he requires are a bed in his office, a few trips outside during the day, and some scratching behind the ears. Meet Dewey, the...

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