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CLAYMONT — A partnership that has evolved between Holy Rosary Church and Spring Church reached a milestone on June 19. The Claymont churches distributed more than 19,000 pounds of food to the needy of the community, pushing the total...
By Father William Graney From childhood, we have been dealing with fears. I for one can now laugh about a few of them. Market researchers studied 3,000 persons, asking: “What are you most afraid of?" You can guess most of the...
INDIANAPOLIS -- When someone was considering which high school to attend, Chris Beaty never wavered from his belief the choice should be Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. "When I was picking a high school, he was a very outspoken advocate...
Is it true that the church changed the day of the Sabbath? I have always felt that the Sabbath occurred on Saturday, but I have learned that the early church decided to celebrate the breaking of bread on Sunday...
Hordes of protesters have flooded the streets over burning concerns crying to be addressed. Will racism continue to divide society? Will those protecting law and order become more neighborly with those they protect? Will African Americans and Hispanics continue...
We salute Christ's earthly guardian and a model for all fathers, as we present images of Saint Joseph from the churches of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. Saint Joseph, pray for us. Happy Fathers' Day 2020.
VATICAN CITY  -- The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing global crises clearly indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be implemented worldwide, a panel of church leaders said. "After COVID-19, nothing will be the same," Aloysius...
VATICAN CITY -- A global rosary initiative dedicated to praying for priests offered prayers from around the world for Pope Francis. The annual Global Rosary Relay June 19 was sponsored by the Worldpriest Global Apostolate and was to include --...
NEW YORK — Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is said to have observed, with famous succinctness, that “war is hell.” With the rich but harrowing drama “Da 5 Bloods” (Netflix), director and co-writer Spike Lee makes the point that...
WASHINGTON — In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court June 18 ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. In a 5-4 decision,...

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