PORTLAND, Ore. — Firearm attacks have changed society in the United States as mass shootings have become more frequent and the people are forced to face the psychological consequences, often silently.
More than half of American adults consider mass shootings...
VATICAN CITY — Told that some people think Pope Francis isn’t exactly a fan of the rosary, Jesuit Father Federic Fornos practically shouted, “What?”
“Pope Francis says the rosary is the prayer of his heart. He prays it every day,”...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Domenico Giani, head of the Vatican police, nearly two weeks after an internal security notice was leaked to the Italian press.
The Vatican announced Oct. 14 that the pope accepted the...
It’s a relatively slow week on the soccer pitch, but the football schedule has three important games. The Friday night battle and the pair on Saturday , including a homecoming matinee at Archmere, have postseason implications. And in cross...
With two full weeks left in the fall regular seasons, high school teams are starting to get an idea of where they fall in the postseason picture. This week, particularly in volleyball, some major battles will play a significant...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s scored one touchdown in each of the first three quarters of its football game Oct. 12 against Newark, and that was enough to overcome to big second-half plays by the Yellow Jackets in a 24-14...
Sometimes kids can be way more sensible than grown-ups.
When the "Harry Potter" series was all the rage (has it stopped being all the rage yet?), there was a mild hysteria whipped up in certain fundamentalist circles that the series...
VATICAN CITY -- While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, women should be included among synod voting members and in church leadership positions, a...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Christians concerned with religious freedom violations resulting from the Turkish military offensive on northeastern Syria are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to "reconsider and reverse" his Oct. 6 decision to move American troops out of the...
Dec. 8, 2019, will mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council. On Dec. 8, 1869, more than 700 bishops gathered in St. Peter's for the 20th ecumenical council and, most famously, defined the doctrine...