WASHINGTON — While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, it is not “immoral to be vaccinated with them,” the chairmen...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ decision to move the local celebrations of World Youth Day from Palm Sunday to the feast of Christ the King addresses the pastoral needs of local churches, said Father Joao Chagas, head of the...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a bite out of one school fixture, the field trip, for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is that putting large numbers of students on buses just can’t...
VATICAN CITY -- As Washington's new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden's policies...
WILMINGTON — Abigail Carian had 27 kills and 20 digs as Wilmington Friends continued a standout season with a 3-1 road win over Ursuline on Nov. 23. Set scores were 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, and 25-23.
Carian was outstanding on both...
WILMINGTON — Senior Riley Stephan scored all three goals for Wilmington Charter as the Force defeated Ursuline, 3-0, in field hockey on Nov. 21.
On a chilly, blustery day at Serviam Field, the Force came out with all of the...
PHILADELPHIA -- A century ago, seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood helped bury Philadelphia's dead in the global Spanish influenza pandemic.
This year, the young men of St. Charles are helping to keep hungry people alive during the...
VATICAN CITY -- While the coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have interrupted people's lives and brought suffering on a global scale, every individual -- including the pope -- has or will experience traumatic interruptions in their lives, Pope Francis said...
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican bishops' conference has voiced dismay with moves to legalize recreational marijuana consumption, warning it "abandons a policy of promoting and protecting health to satisfy the interests of a few."
In a Nov. 22 statement, the...
Two hundred runners at Saint Mark’s High School, joined by another 95 virtual entrants, participated Nov. 21 in the Bishop’s 5K, the annual benefit for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington.
Catholic Charities expects to raise between $18,000 and...