VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis joined Amazonian church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a tree in the Vatican Gardens.
He also consecrated the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to...
WASHINGTON -- A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was "an incredible example of Christian love."
Bishop Edward J. Burns, who heads of the Diocese...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s swept St. Elizabeth in Catholic Conference on Oct. 3, but the match at the St. E Center was much different that the first meeting last month at Saint Mark’s. The set scores were 25-8, 25-23...
WILMINGTON — Lucy Nace poked a few loose balls into the cage, and the Tower Hill defense threw up a brick wall against Ursuline, as the Hillers defeated the Raiders, 3-0, in nonconference field hockey on Oct. 3 at...
My husband’s father and my mother came from diverse backgrounds.
My father-in-law grew up in an East Coast urban tenement with his Italian immigrant parents. He was teased for the greasy eggplant sandwiches his mom packed for school lunch. Later,...
WASHINGTON — A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love.”
Bishop Edward J. Burns, who heads of the Diocese...
WASHINGTON — Blessed John Henry Newman dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities.
So it is only fitting that college Catholic student centers, many named after the upcoming saint, and a Catholic university...
Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 6, 2019
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
2) 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14
Gospel: Lk 17:5-10
"Increase our faith," the apostles say to Jesus in this Sunday's Gospel. Their request to Jesus becomes our prayer...
WILMINGTON — The volleyball teams from Archmere and Tower Hill sweated through three sets inside Weaver Gymnasium on Oct. 2, and when it was over, the Auks had swept the Hillers to end a two-match skid. Set scores were...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Padua scored two first-half goals, then made the advantage stand up, in a 2-0 win over Saint Mark’s in Catholic Conference field hockey on Oct. 2. The game was played at Forbes Field with temperatures in...