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WASHINGTON -- CNN reached an undisclosed settlement Jan. 7 with Nick Sandmann, a Kentucky Catholic high school student who sued the cable news outlet for defamation over its coverage of an incident that occurred after last year's March for...
“Abortion ends the life of a child and offends God,” but a Diocese of Wilmington statement released Jan. 8 said the proper channels to oppose it do not include violent acts that endanger others. The diocese released the statement in...
As temperatures decline, Catholic Charities is preparing to “Warm Up Winter” for its most vulnerable neighbors by collecting new and “gently used” blankets and other bedding, coats, hats and gloves at each of its office locations now through the...
WASHINGTON -- At least one person has died and one Catholic Church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico. A magnitude 6.4 quake shook people awake at 4:24 a.m. local time Jan. 7,...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqis hope the violent attacks by the U.S. and Iran will ease and that moves to decrease tensions will take hold, said an Iraqi archbishop. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis of Kirkuk, Iraq, repeated the overarching...
BEAR – india Johnston led the offense with 22 points, and Giniah Gale led a spirited defensive effort with seven blocked shots as Caravel held off Ursuline, 41-37, in nonconference girls basketball on Jan. 7 in Bear. It was...
Along with the spring semester comes musical productions, and shows are set for Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington. Padua Academy kicks off the spring semester run with “Mamma Mia” beginning Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The...
On Jan. 18, 1968, St. Paul VI inaugurated the World Day of Peace and designated the first day of every year for this focus. This day is also devoted to the veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and...
WASHINGTON — The tweet early Jan. 3 from Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tenn., asked for prayers. It wasn’t an unusual request from a church leader. Still, its significance stems from its context and its timing: a few hours...
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...