SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The church needs the voices of women wherever important decisions are made -- and it needs their voices now more than ever, speakers said during the three-day Women of the Church Conference.
The national conference, held...
“Catholic Forum,” the radio program/podcast produced by the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office of Communications, has announced November’s guests and topics.
Local author and Padre Pio expert, Frank Rega, will discuss his new book, “Amazing Miracles of Padre Pio and the...
HONG KONG -- A controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protest has been formally withdrawn by Hong Kong's government, reported ucanews.org.
The bill, which would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, prompted mass protests when...
By Father Carter Griffin
A few days ago, someone asked me in passing whether the "big meeting in Rome" -- referring to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon -- would allow priests to marry. He, like many Americans, takes...
WILMINGTON — Fourth-graders and new students in fifth through eighth grades at St. Edmond’s Academy received the school’s traditional red blazer in a new ceremony on Oct. 22. Eighth-grade students presented their schoolmates with the blazers.
“It’s more than a...
WASHINGTON -- An update to the Program on Priestly Formation, a progress report on the establishment of a nationwide, third-party reporting system for abuse or misconduct by bishops, and a vote on new leadership for the U.S. Conference of...
LEWES — Ann Jaffe remembers her father asking the wounded Russian to kill his family quickly.
Her family had fled into the bitterly cold woods during the Polish winter to escape the Nazis. Now, the Germans had surrounded the forest...
Trever Miller was born to be a pitcher.
The Kentucky native loved the challenge baseball presented. The struggle between two men. One with a ball. The other 60 feet 6 inches away, holding a bat. Over a 21-year career in...
WILMINGTON — Ethan Hinds had a goal and two assists as Salesianum remained on top of Division I soccer in Delaware with a 4-0 win at Wilmington Charter on Oct. 22. The game started with barely a mist in...
WILMINGTON — With seven seniors playing their final volleyball match at home, the second-ranked Padua Pandas brought their 'A' game in a 3-0 sweep of No. 1 Saint Mark's. Set scores were 25-14, 25-22 and 25-21.
The Pandas opened the...