JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Catholic aid agencies were among those working to assess the needs and get relief to the island of Sulawesi after an earthquake and tsunami left more than 800 people dead.
Indonesia's disaster agency said Oct. 1 the...
The best football game of this week promises to be of the European kind. The best high school soccer program in the country will be in the First State on Sunday to take on Delaware's best. That match caps...
With the calendar reaching October, most of the high school teams in the state have reached the midseason point of their schedules. While they are still taking the games one at a time, it isn't unreasonable to start considering...
It was one of those days you never forget. Sitting on the beach one summer evening last year, my husband and I decided to pray the rosary. Close by on a blanket was our son, only 8 weeks old....
The rosary simultaneously manages to be one of the easiest and the most difficult prayers of the Catholic Church. Easy because it was developed to simplify the Gospels and contains the most commonly known prayers, the Hail Mary and...
WASHINGTON -- After the daylong Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Sept. 27 on a claim of sexual assault made against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, America magazine published an online editorial reversing its former stance on the nominee.
"While we...
VATICAN CITY -- Signaling his belief that the Catholic Church is facing a serious crisis, Pope Francis asked every Catholic in the world to pray for the protection of the church from attacks by the devil, but also that...
WASHINGTON -- Fifth National Encuentro participants returned to their dioceses and parishes with many challenges and hopes.
Among them, they were called to share their gifts and reach out across race and language barriers in their own parish and diocesan...
Next month, Pope Francis will host a synod of bishops on the theme of “Young people, faith and vocational discernment.”
This may seem uncomfortable, even incongruous, given the crisis the church faces today. Some have asked the Holy Father to...
MILLTOWN — Will Schatzman scored three goals to lead Archmere, the No. 3 team in Division II soccer, past fourth-ranked St. Mark’s, 3-1, on Sept. 29. It was the Auks’ sixth straight win.
Schatzman wasted no time, scoring a pretty...