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WILMINGTON — Colin Hockenbrock scored 20 points 13 of those in the second half, as St. Elizabeth defeated St. Georges, 52-41, in a nonconference boys basketball game Dec. 11 at the St. E Center. With the win, the Vikings...
NEW YORK -- John Bellocchio, 37, who claims former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick abused him when he was a teenager, announced at a Dec. 9 news conference the he is suing the Vatican and demanding "sweeping child protection changes." He...
Jesus loves you. And he wants you to triumph; he won't let you fail. He gives you all the tools you need to be with him for eternity in paradise. We are halfway through the Advent season, the preparation for...
Picture an image of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Now picture her pregnant. Imagine coming across that image on your Facebook or Instagram feed. You see a young woman bathed in the warm glow of a photo filter, eyes downcast, cradling...
Sunday Scripture reading, Dec. 15, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent 1) Is 35:1-6, 10 Psalm 146:6-10 2) Jas 5:7-10 Gospel: Mt 11:2-11 Contemplate the wonder of Advent The midpoint of Advent is a perfect place to pause and take spiritual stock of our journey to the...
WILMINGTON — Ursuline opened its 2019-20 basketball season on Dec. 10 against Catholic Conference foe Padua, and the young Raiders used prolific three-point shooting and suffocating pressure defense to its advantage in a 57-47 win. The teams played an even...
ALAPOCAS — Wilmington Friends established an early lead, then took control during the third quarter in a 44-36 win over Archmere in nonconference boys basketball on Dec. 10. Ty Brinker opened the scoring more than two minutes into the contest,...
VATICAN CITY — Religions share an understanding of the importance of caring for people’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs — and this precious insight is especially needed in the field of palliative care, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia. That is why...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Brothers Peter and Eli Hosh grew up knowing that their hometown was not only the place where they went to school and ran down to the corner market for their mother, but the town where...
Jim Murray became the youngest general manager in NFL history without a family connection when he was hired at age 36 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1974. Five years before, Murray joined the Eagles’ public relations staff at a time...