WILMINGTON – A powerful inside game and smothering defense helped St. John Catholic Prep (Md.) to a large early lead, and the Vikings would go on to defeat Ursuline, 63-47, in girls basketball Dec. 29. The game was played...
The year 2018 was memorable for the Diocese of Wilmington as the focal point was recognition of its 150th anniversary representing Catholics in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
It was a year of celebrations, pilgrimages and prayer for...
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Cycle C
1) Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28
Psalm 128: 1-5 or Psalm 84: 2-3, 5-6, 9-10
2) Col 3:12-21 or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24
Gospel: Lk 2:41-52
Look to the family
A...
WASHINGTON -- Immigration officials announced new health checks for immigrant children under detention after a second child, an 8-year-old boy, died Christmas Eve while under the agency's care.
"This is a tragic loss. On behalf of U.S. Customs and Border...
WASHINGTON -- Three U.S. Catholic bishops Dec. 18 joined their voices in mourning the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl shortly after she crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her father and the migrants turned themselves in to U.S. Customs...
Below is the Christmas message in two languages from Bishop W. Francis Malooly of the Diocese of Wilmington.
This year marks the anniversary of a Christmas institution that is indelibly ingrained into the very fabric of our celebration of the...
Perhaps it's the compressed calendar, or the external decor that grabs our attention with "Celebrate the season!" Or, maybe it's the emphasis on reunions -- bringing loved ones dear to us near to us for joy-filled sharing.
Whatever the reason,...
We know what kind of person the infant Jesus born on the first Christmas would be in adult life: someone known for drawing near to others and walking with them in their actual lives.
The Gospel of Luke shows the...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Annunciation -- the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear God's son — was such a tremendous, history-changing event that preaching about it is extremely difficult, Pope Francis said.
So, when the Gospel...
NEW YORK -- Though he may lack a pineapple in which to dwell, "Aquaman" (Warner Bros.), as his name suggests, spends much of his time under the sea.
Viewers taking the plunge to follow his adventures will be treated to...