The gunman who fired the shot in El Salvador March 24, 1980, that killed San Salvador's revered Archbishop Oscar Romero while he celebrated Mass in a hospital chapel surely did not aim to help create a martyr whose life...
CLAYMONT - The Dover Senators made a trip to Claymont on the afternoon of Sept. 8 with revenge on their mind after losing, 36-30, to the Archmere Auks last year. The Senators used numerous big plays to defeat the Auks,...
Can you take any more bad news about the Catholic Church right now?
I didn't think so. The Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse and the cover-up by church officials, the disgrace of the former Cardinal McCarrick, the...
PENNY HILL - St. Elizabeth had a strong running game and a solid team defensive effort in a 20-10 win over Mount Pleasant on the rainy morning of Sept. 8. The Vikings were able to deliver a victory to...
NEWARK – St. Mark’s football team won the first game of its season this weekend, but it may be one of the strangest victories the Spartans have ever known. Certainly, new Spartans coach Joe Wright will never forget his...
WILMINGTON – Thrown a curveball a week before the regular season began, the Salesianum football team did not miss a beat. The Sals, with their expected third-string quarterback under center, used a powerful running game – led by four...
By Sister Constance Veit, LSP
As we endure these difficult days in the life of our Church, I’ve been thinking about the potential for committed Catholic women to bind wounds and buoy up the spirits of the faithful. Saint John...
CLAYMONT – Julia Kochie had 11 kills and 14 digs to lead Archmere past a determined Smyrna squad, 3-0, in the volleyball season opener for both teams Sept. 7 in Claymont. Set scores were 25-14, 25-17 and 26-24.
A large...
VATICAN CITY -- A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service.
Father Boniface Ramsey, pastor...
Philadelphia native and 10-year Wilmington resident Father Barry R. Strong is no stranger to Rome, so he knows what he’ll be missing when he leaves Delaware to live in Italy in a couple of weeks.
“The calmness,” he said.
Father Strong...