At a New Year’s Eve party, someone asked everyone about their 2020 resolutions. Talk about deflating a celebration. Some people said they didn’t make resolutions, and others came up with weak responses like "Drink more water."
That seemed like such...
PHILADELPHIA -- With the start of the new year, a seasoned Philadelphia musician is taking on a new challenge as director of the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir.
Tonya Taylor-Dorsey was appointed to the post by the Philadelphia Archdiocese's Office...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Saying that "there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us," Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires.
The...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth’s girls basketball team came out firing on Jan. 9, finding the net time after time on the way to a 72-35 win over Ursuline at the St. E Center. The Vikings made 26 shots from...
St. Catherine of Siena Church near Prices Corner will host a Christian Unity Service on Jan. 23 with leaders from three area churches. Now in its fourth year, the service will celebrate Christian Unity Week and address issues of...
ERFURT, Germany — Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg voiced skepticism about a recent proposal by German theologians for Catholics and Protestants to reciprocally open access to Communion.
The German Catholic news agency KNA reported that Bishop Feige, head of the...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened 2020 with a strong call to acknowledge the dignity of women, end violence against them and stop the exploitation of women’s bodies.
His homily Jan. 1 was not generic: it referenced prostitution, rape, coerced...
Sunday Scripture reading, Jan. 12, 2020: The feast of the Baptism of the Lord
1) Is 42:1-4, 6-7
Psalm 29:1-4, 9-10
2) Acts 10:34-38
Gospel: Mt 3:13-17
Remembering God in the new year
There's something about the beginning of a new year that makes us...
WILMINGTON – St. Elizabeth scored five pins and rode an advantage in the higher weight classes to take down McKean, 54-30, in nonconference wrestling Jan. 8 at the St. E Center. The Vikings improved to 3-0 in dual meets.
There...
WILMINGTON – Padua and Appoquinimink split first-place finishes when they met in the pool on Jan. 8, but the Pandas’ depth was the difference in a 106-64 victory at the Walnut Street YMCA. It was Padua’s first meet since...