WASHINGTON — For U.S. elections, candidates and political parties may develop something they call a “50-state strategy.” But for the Oct. 25 premiere in Mexico of the Spanish-language version of “Unplanned,” actor Eduardo Verastegui, the movie’s executive director, has...
HOUSTON — At 17, Matthew Blake was living the dream of most young baseball players.
A stroke of luck got him in Minute Maid Park prepping dugouts as a teenage batboy for the Houston Astros and their visiting teams.
For four...
When my friend Tom lost his wife to cancer, he grieved more than anyone I had known. Along with a few close friends, I tried to reach out to him. Some days he was open to our offers; other...
No two people grieve in the same way, but there is common ground when it comes to the aftermath of the loss of a loved one: Life goes on. Pain lingers. Somehow, those two realities must be reconciled.
Although counseling...
Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 27, 2019
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Sir 35:12-14, 16-18
Psalm 34:2-3, 17-19, 23
2) 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18
Gospel: Lk 18:9-14
Sometimes when I submit my thoughts on the Scripture readings to the editor, she sends back an email...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis appointed Frances H. Arnold, a Nobel-winning chemical engineer from the United States, to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Arnold, 63, is the Linus Pauling professor of chemical engineering, biochemistry and bioengineering at the California Institute...
HOCKESSIN — Padua scored four times in the first half, and the floodgates opened in the second in an 11-1 field hockey win over St. Elizabeth on Oct. 23 at Hockessin Montessori School.
Anna Getty scored the first two goals,...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The church needs the voices of women wherever important decisions are made -- and it needs their voices now more than ever, speakers said during the three-day Women of the Church Conference.
The national conference, held...
“Catholic Forum,” the radio program/podcast produced by the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office of Communications, has announced November’s guests and topics.
Local author and Padre Pio expert, Frank Rega, will discuss his new book, “Amazing Miracles of Padre Pio and the...
HONG KONG -- A controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protest has been formally withdrawn by Hong Kong's government, reported ucanews.org.
The bill, which would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, prompted mass protests when...