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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For three hours on the morning of May 30, Father Joe Gillespie walked Lake Street in Minneapolis, surveying the destruction in his neighborhood. The Walgreens a block from his parish church, St. Albert the Great, was...
GLASGOW — Kathleen Lee, a teacher at Christ the Teacher Catholic School since its opening in 2002, has been named assistant principal, effective July 1. The announcement was made by Stephen Adams, the current assistant principal who will become...
VATICAN CITY -- Much like the coronavirus pandemic, racism is a "spiritual" virus that has spread throughout the world and must be eradicated, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. "I would compare (racism) to COVID-19,...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED – The coronavirus pandemic cost faithful Catholics 10 weeks of attending Mass in person, but that came to an end the morning of June 1, when several churches in the Diocese of Wilmington welcomed people back into...
WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court May 29 chose not to intervene in an emergency appeal by a church in Southern California to lift COVID-19 restrictions that limit congregation sizes. The justices responded just before midnight with a 5-4 vote...
WASHINGTON -- The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis "was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice," and protests taking place nationwide "reflect the justified frustration and anger" of millions of Americans who today...
CLAYMONT — Archmere Academy welcomed the Class of 2020 back to campus on May 31 for a drive-through celebration, with the hope that the seniors and their families will be able to return for graduation later in the near...
Among the most difficult challenges in navigating the pandemic have been uncertainty and change over which we seem to have little control. From a novel and confounding virus to suddsprien shifts or loss in work, and from relative independence to...
When our current social isolation started and the public celebration of Mass was canceled, staff at Anna Ferguson's parish in Papillion, Nebraska, got busy with phone calls. "We've made an effort to call all of our parishioners," said Ferguson, who...
To the Class of 2020. Gee, what was it like?  This question will be asked of the Class of 2020 multiple times as you mature into your future.  Children and grandchildren will wish to know how you survived the pandemic...