Just in time for Lent, The New York Times posts a persuasive article by personal health columnist Jane E. Brody on the benefits of intermittent fasting. She focused on research by Mark P. Mattson, a neuroscientist at the National...
From staff and wire reports
WASHINGTON -- Catholic dioceses nationwide are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take commonsense steps related to hygiene in their personal lives.
In the Diocese of Wilmington, Bishop...
By Josephine von Dohlen
Catholic Standard
Nearly 1,000 Maryland students and teachers from nonpublic schools gathered in Annapolis on March 4 to advocate for state programs benefiting nonpublic schools.
Nonpublic School Advocacy Day, sponsored by the Maryland Council for American Private Education...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s High School celebrated its inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame class on Feb. 21 at the school. Athletes, teams and coaches who are part of the legacy of Spartans athletics were represented. More than 600 people...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum put the offense in high gear early in their basketball game against Middletown son the evening of March 5, and the defense clamped down all night as the Sals defeated the Cavaliers, 66-39, in the second...
“Refuse God nothing … We must do all through love.”
This beautiful advice comes from a woman who gave her heart to serving God’s poor and subsequently changed the world: Her legacy is a worldwide congregation that carries on her...
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts, accustomed to writing in-depth opinions on court cases, penned a rare statement March 4 denouncing remarks made earlier that day by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, at a rally outside the...
GENEVA — A United Nations report addressing gender-based violence and discrimination connected to religious beliefs “is now attacking the very reality it is called to defend,” a Vatican representative told a U.N. meeting in Geneva.
“The report, at least in...
Sunday Scripture readings, March 8, 2020: Second Sunday of Lent
1) Gn 12:1-4
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
2) 2 Tm 1:8-10
Gospel: Mt 17:1-9
When World War II broke out in 1939, Karol Wojtyla, the future St. John Paul II, had just turned 19....
MILLTOWN – Caravel opened up a 10-point lead after one quarter, then withstood Saint Mark's comeback efforts in the third quarter in a 53-36 win March 4 in the first round of the DIAA girls basketball state tournament at...