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WILMINGTON – St. Mark's soccer team stuck with one of Division I's best on Sept. 14, but Wilmington Charter's pressure proved to be too much for the Spartans. The Force broke open a 1-1 contest with two late goals...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A pastor from the Albany Diocese said the reaction from local Catholics to the clergy abuse scandal is a combination of concern for the church and its future along with anger and confusion about the church...
GEORGETOWN — Former St. Elizabeth High School boys basketball coach Dick Rago has taken the reins of the men’s program at Delaware Technical and Community College, the college announced recently. Rago, who led the Vikings for 30 years, stepped...
VATICAN CITY  -- Today, more than ever, the world needs a revolution of tenderness, Pope Francis said. "Far from being reduced to sentimentalism, tenderness is the first step in overcoming the withdrawal into oneself, to emerge from the self-centeredness that...
CHILDS, MD. — Father Anthony J. Larry, 78, a Wilmington native and an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, died Sept. 10. He was a professed member of the congregation for 59 years. Father Larry attended Christ Our King and...
ASTON, Pa. – Sister Angela Patrice Power, who ministered in the Diocese of Wilmington for 20 years , died Sept. 12 in Assisi House. She was 100 and a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia...
HOUSTON — Two Houston men shared a journey through centuries of history and a decades-long archaeological dig under the Vatican to unveil a story reminiscent of adventurer archaeologist Indiana Jones complete with German Nazis in Rome. For legendary oilman George...
CLAYMONT – Archmere fell behind Delaware Military Academy early in the teams' field hockey matchup on Sept. 13, but the Auks rebounded nicely and earned a 4-1 win going away. It was the first Diamond State Athletic Conference game...
CLAYMONT - Fifth-ranked Archmere used solid defense and some big serves to defeat No. 2 Wilmington Charter, 3-1, in Diamond State Athletic Conference volleyball on Sept. 13 at Moglia Fieldhouse. Set scores were 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, and 25-19. When a team...
RIOHACHA, Colombia — It’s midafternoon and the cemetery known as People Like Us is eerily quiet. As the corpse of Eduardo Sanchez is removed from a white funeral car and placed in a coffin, his daughter starts to sob and...