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By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Q. Our pastor has told us that if a person receives Communion in the state of mortal sin, the host ceases to be the body of Christ and is just ordinary bread. But if that...
Bishop Malooly kicked off the 50th year of Saint Mark’s High School on Sept. 6 by reminding students of the great gift they’re receiving in a Catholic school education. “I urge you to live in a manner worthy of the...
It took four years and a few near-misses, but the Archmere football team finally returned to the Division II postseason in 2018. The Auks took some big hits to graduation from that team, but the current edition doesn’t see...
A move last season to the Eastern Shore Independent Athletic Conference paid dividends for St. Thomas More’s volleyball team. The Ravens played a full schedule for the first time in three seasons, went 10-5 and returned to the state...
BEAR – St. Elizabeth overcame nerves and inexperience, particularly in a shaky first quarter, getting three rushing touchdowns from Thomas Mosley Jr. on the way to a 41-6 win over Christiana in the 302 Sports/Buffalo Wild Wings Kickoff Classic....
CLAYMONT – Katie Raab scored on a penalty shot with 1:22 left in overtime to give Concord a 2-1 victory over Archmere in the field hockey opener for both teams on Sept. 5 in Claymont. The goal came after a...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo said the majority of priests and parishioners in the diocese supported him and he would not resign over his handling of a situation involving two priests’ relationship with a seminarian. “I’m...
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, a longtime Vatican official and papal envoy who was sent to some of the world’s most wounded and challenging places, died in France Sept. 4. He was 96. A tireless bridge builder, the French...
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — A yearlong investigation by Seton Hall University confirmed that Theodore McCarrick, the laicized cardinal who had been archbishop of Newark from 1986 to 2000, had sexually harassed seminarians during his tenure as head of the...
Padua volleyball enjoyed a tremendously successful 2018, losing just once to an in-state foe and defeating both championship finalists. In fact, the Pandas were the last team to defeat Wilmington Charter. But the magic came to an end in...