The first full week of high school winter sports is upon us, and the schedule-makers did not disappoint. On the girls' side, the marquee matchup occurs Thursday at Conrad, where the Red Wolves will host St. Elizabeth. These teams...
Some awfully nice visions of the future are painted in this year's readings for the Second Sunday of Advent -- peace and justice, primarily.
But there are also some words of warning that should preclude any of us from being...
The story of John the Baptist really begins when he ... But wait! His story is multifaceted in ways history often overlooked. How should it start?
Today it typically starts with John preaching to crowds who came to the Judean...
This year’s Share in the Spirit collection, taken up in parishes Sept. 21-22, raised $279,875 to help provide tuition assistance to parents who otherwise would could not afford to send their children to the Diocese of Wilmington’s elementary and...
All 452 students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Liftwood earned a 100 on their first TAG-Day test this year.
That perfect grade was a result of every student donating $1 in September to support the Diocese of Wilmington’s...
WASHINGTON -- Catholic advocates for poor people decried a new federal rule that tightens work requirements which determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and is expected to force hundreds of thousands to lose food stamps.
The advocates said...
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Sister Barbara Donahue, 90, was only 10 minutes into an interview about the vaudeville group made up of her and her siblings when she broke out in "The Donahue Song."
The ditty was written by her mom...
My father-in-law, Joseph, was a wonderful guy. An immigrant who passionately loved America, he was hardworking, honest and thrifty. He had a laborer's hands but a poet's mind. Joseph had seen enough of life, however, to make him a...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was "scandalized" by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he is convinced people are being manipulated into thinking the only way they can preserve their...
Father Leonard Roy Klein, rector of the Cathedral of Saint Peter, and pastor of Saint Patrick and Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception parishes in Wilmington died in the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the presence of...