BALTIMORE -- Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County. She was...
Elections invite us to cast our vote as citizens and choose the best possible public leaders to meet the exigencies of our present time and circumstances.
Whether voting for president of the country or for school board members in our...
Athletes who play fall sports in high schools in Delaware will return to the practice field on Sept. 28, with competition beginning Oct. 19 after the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association executive board voted for the return of athletics at...
Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 13, 2020
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Sir 27:30-28:7
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
2) Rom 14:7-9
Gospel: Mt 18:21-35
St. Paul has an answer for everything
From his letters, my impression is that St. Paul must have been a tremendous...
WASHINGTON — Legislation in Congress intends to direct more money to local initiatives to stop what the bill’s backers call an “epidemic” of suicide by veterans.
The Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 is meant to blunt what...
WASHINGTON -- Catholics' hunger for a moral vocabulary in the final two months of the presidential race is unlikely to be successfully addressed by either nominee.
Other than the terror of COVID-19, there appears to be no single issue to...
VATICAN CITY -- The common good -- and not political or economic gain -- should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, Pope Francis said.
During his weekly general audience Sept. 9, the pope...
On Saturday, Sept. 12, local residents will gather to remind the community that abortion is not just a political issue. They will be marking the eighth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children with a memorial service at...
“One of Us” is brief snapshot of people who support the church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Celinda Carr
HOMETOWN: Stevensville, MD
PARISH : St. Christopher
What does...
WILMINGTON — Father John McVoy has been appointed administrator of St. Joseph Parish on French Street in Wilmington, effective Sept. 14. He succeeds Franciscan Father Paul Williams. The Holy Name Province announced in January that its priests, who staffed...