WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth put together a strong first half for the second game in a row, but Caravel scored three times in the second half to defeat the Vikings, 4-2, in boys soccer on Sept. 12 at Alapocas...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order late Sept. 11 that will temporarily allow the Trump administration to enforce its new rule preventing many Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States, while the legal...
VATICAN CITY — New bishops need to prepare for a life filled with God’s surprises, with daily plans that change at the last minute and, especially, for a life dedicated to spending time with God and with the people,...
The 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was remembered at parishes around the diocese.
At Holy Rosary in Claymont, Fathers John Gayton and Donald Van Alstyne led a ceremony that included the dedication of the new...
Sunday Scripture readings, Sept. 15, 2019
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Ex 32:7-11, 13-14
Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19
2) 1 Tm 1:12-17
Gospel: Lk 15:1-32
Mercy must include power to change
Today's first reading and Gospel both illustrate God's mercy. In the first, God...
NEW YORK -- In preparing to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said part of his message came from the pastor of St. Peter's Church in Lower Manhattan.
The church became...
Sister Mary Laetitia Okoniewski, OSF, celebrated her centenary birthday with her family, friends and former students on Aug. 24 at St. Joseph Villa in Reading, Pa. The following day, she celebrated the occasion with her Bernardine Franciscan Community in...
BEAR – Padua's nonconference field hockey battle at Caravel on Sept. 10 followed a distinct pattern. The host Bucs took control early in each half, but the Pandas took that away from them and found the net three times...
GREENVILLE – Ursuline struck early in a Catholic Conference field hockey game against St. Elizabeth on Sept. 10, scoring less than two minutes into the contest on the way to a 4-0 shutout of the Vikings. It was the...
CLAYMONT – Lauren Edmiston and Julia Kochie combined for 31 kills to lead the third-ranked Archmere Auks past the St. Elizabeth Vikings, 3-0, in nonconference volleyball on Sept. 10. The set scores were 25-17, 25-12 and 25-10.
Edmiston started out...