MANILA, Philippines — After more than a century, the United States government has returned three church bells swiped by American forces as war booty from the central Philippine town of Balangiga.
Ucanews.com reported that, after years of repeated demands for...
By STEPHANIE CLARY
I never wanted to be a mom. I assumed that I would be one, but I wasn’t a girl who dreamed of motherhood. I’ve never been particularly smitten with babies. As a young woman, I was content...
WILMINGTON – Salesianum opened the in-state portion of its dual-meet swim season with a win over Delaware Military Academy on Dec. 12 at Charter School of Wilmington. The Sals won a close decision, 86-74. Ursuline also defeated the Seahawks,...
My 4-year-old granddaughter Charlotte is allowed to play with her family Christmas creche. The figures are virtually unbreakable, and her folks don’t care if the entire Nativity scene is rearranged daily, shepherds marching in lockstep toward the goldfish bowl...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian Cardinal George Pell reportedly has been found guilty on five charges related to serious sexual misconduct involving two boys at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s.
The trial, the specific charges, the testimony and...
SAO PAULO -- A gunman opened fire inside a Brazilian church, killing four people and injuring four others before turning the gun on himself, police said.
The shooting occurred Dec. 11 just as parishioners from Our Lady of the Conception...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- To find Catholics who have left the church, start looking at the faces in the pews, according to a recent report.
A 2018 study on young adults leaving the Catholic Church found people stopped identifying as...
WASHINGTON -- Pro-life leaders said they were disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court declined Dec. 10 to hear appeals from Kansas and Louisiana on lower court rulings that have stopped the states from blocking Medicaid funds going to Planned Parenthood.
"Complicated...
WILMINGTON – Paige Kenton scored eight points in the first quarter as Padua took a commanding lead early and never looked back in a 51-22 win over Tatnall in girls basketball on Dec. 10. It was the Pandas' first...
A manger scene can make people feel good at Christmas and that’s what Patty Derrick and her friends in Rehoboth Beach were aiming for when they spoke to town leaders about erecting a creche that has been part of...