Six students completed the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and became members of the Catholic Church on April 28, at Our Lady of Angels Convent in Aston, Pa. The students are Taylor Ayers, Kim Hesser, Jess Kazunas, Emily...
Four Catholic schools earned spots in the 12-team girls lacrosse state tournament field, which was announced May 13 by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association. The action begins on Thursday with four first-round games.
Archmere enters as the second seed. The...
GREENVILLE – Archmere wrapped up its girls lacrosse regular season on May 13 at Tatnall, riding a second-half surge to a 19-10 win. The Auks led by just a goal at halftime before pulling away after intermission.
The teams were...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to and prayers for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso, which claimed the lives of six people.
"The Holy Father has learned with sorrow about the...
PHILADELPHIA -- More than 1,000 people gathered in Philadelphia May 10 to demonstrate against recent social media videos of a Pennsylvania lawmaker berating people for praying outside of an abortion clinic.
The "Pro-Life Rally Against Bullying" took place in front...
Matt Hamilton’s road to journalism’s top prize was long and winding, taking him from Brandywine Hundred, through Boston, halfway around the world, and finally to the West Coast. Along the way, he was influenced by those who taught him...
VATICAN CITY — The priesthood is not a "cultural association or a union," but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ's mission to bring hope to the downtrodden and comfort to those who suffer, Pope Francis told new priests.
"The...
A sense of calamity loomed around the world just 10 years ago as people witnessed the fallout of the 21st-century's Great Recession, whether in their own lives or the lives of those around them. Lost jobs, lost homes and...
The word "economics" comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "household."
In most pre-modern societies, production and consumption occurred in the household, and running such an economy meant stewarding resources and arranging jobs so that everyone's needs were met. The...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the Catholic Church has not recognized as authentic the alleged Marian apparitions there.
Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser,...