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It’s fair to wonder in partisan politics whatever happened to the landing place for working class people who oppose abortion. Such a place existed not long ago when elected officials could profess their allegiance to the issues of the work-a-day...
The Ascension of the Lord Cycle C Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9 Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Gospel: Lk 24:46-53   Lifted up Kenneth Clark, noted art historian, tells the story of the evacuation of the National Gallery of Art in London while the city struggled...
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Bishop Joseph A. Galante, who headed the Diocese of Camden from 2004 until his retirement in 2013, died May 25 at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point. He was 80. His death followed a long illness that...
BEAR – Cape Henlopen scored three times in the final minute of the first half, opening up a lead in against Archmere in a DIAA boys lacrosse semifinal, and that propelled the Vikings to a 16-9 win over the...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Should an appeals court uphold his conviction for child sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell appears to have come to terms that his spectacular fall from grace could be complete in upcoming days. The cardinal, who turns...
CLAYMONT – A tree service was at Holy Rosary on the morning of May 29, helping to clear the grounds in front of the pastoral center of the part of a large tree that toppled the previous evening during...
TORONTO -- A long-standing tradition will end this summer as the Knights of Columbus discard the ceremonial capes and plumed chapeaus of its fourth-degree members. July 1 will mark the end of a 79-year era when the Knights change the...
VATICAN CITY -- Nearly a year later, Pope Francis denied claims made by a former apostolic nuncio to the United States who accused him and other church officials of failing to act on accusations of abuse of conscience and...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on two different aspects of Indiana abortion laws May 28. It upheld a state law -- reversing an appeals court ruling -- that requires abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains....
There was not a cloud in the sky and temperatures were perfect as the sun shone down on the 500-plus participants at the 60th Annual Field Mass at All Saint’s Cemetery in Wilmington on Monday, May 27. Bishop W. Francis...