"No one shall be held in slavery or servitude," the United Nations declared in the fourth article of its 1948 landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights, issued three years after the international body's founding.
"Slavery and the slave trade shall...
As my birthday approached last month, I decided to purchase a few new additions to my indoor garden — a blooming and three smaller, not-yet-blooming orchids. I selected them from a small greenhouse in my home state (supporting local...
TORONTO — It's comforting to remember that any credible writer's fiction does not disappear with the author's death.
The late Brian Doyle was author of at least a dozen books, including the popular novel/memoir "Chicago" (2016), a semi-autobiographical tale of...
Now that the state Board of Education has approved the decision to move ahead with fall sports, officials at the Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington are busy preparing for practices, which begin on Sept. 28, and...
WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church and American society should recognize the historic and current contributions of Hispanic and Latino leaders, said a U.S. bishop at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
This year, Hispanic Heritage Month...
40 Days for Life, the pro-life vigil held twice yearly, returns on Sept. 23 in two locations in Delaware. One will be outside Planned Parenthood at Seventh and Shipley streets in Wilmington, and the other will take place outside...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis reminded elderly and ill priests that they need not be afraid of suffering because Christ is always there to help them carry that cross.
With God's grace, their situation, which was made even more difficult...
VATICAN CITY — Catholic bishops and diocesan tribunals are making steady progress in implementing Pope Francis’ reforms to make the annulment process quicker, but it is taking longer to achieve the pope’s goal of making the process less expensive...
Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 20, 2020
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Is 55:6-9
Psalm 145: 2-3, 8-9, 17-18
2) Phil 1:20-24, 27
Gospel: Mt 20:1-16
God's generosity is unbounded
The pandemic has brought out the worst and the best in people. As the virus spread...
The annual Blue Mass to honor those who serve our community in the public safety sector (police, fire, EMS, and military), will be Friday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. at Saint Elizabeth Church, Cedar and Clayton Streets, in Wilmington.
Although...