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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Feb. 2 "to do what is best to restore the trust and confidence of the people in our leaders" after a racist photo from the...
A full slate of games, meets and matches await the Catholic schools this week. In basketball, teams are angling for postseason berths and seeding, while wrestling's dual-team championships are coming up this weekend. Boys Basketball Tuesday Jemicy at Ss. Peter and Paul (2-12),...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The sun had set long before Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi Feb. 3, but Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince, and Egyptian Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar,...
Bishop Malooly celebrated a Votive Mass of St. John Vianney this morning at Corpus Christi Church as the Diocese of Wilmington hosts the relic of St. John Vianney’s incorrupt heart as part of its tour of the United States. A...
"I don't like peas!" The child's voice cut through the church and stirred up ripples of laughter at an otherwise solemn moment at Mass. Parents, red-faced and cringing, tried to gently silence their beloved but overexpressive child. But the child...
DUBUQUE, IOWA -- Catholic Schools Week 2019 featured some wild weather, including snow and record-breaking subzero temperatures that created dangerous climatic conditions. Most schools in the Archdiocese of Dubuque had four snow days between Jan. 27-31, which was most of...
CLAYMONT – Archmere's girls basketball used two big first-half runs to beat the Concord Raiders, 58-20, on Feb. 2. The game was postponed a day by Friday's snow, but that didn't hurt the Auks. The teams were tied at four...
WASHINGTON — The image on social media was striking. A smiling teenager wearing a red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap and a Native American elder playing a drum and chanting, both staring at each other in a tense...
What was the first prayer you learned? For many of us, it was the Lord's Prayer. And we may have learned it because it's in the Mass and has been for a long time. Two versions of the prayer exist in the...
SMYRNA – Salesianum used a scorching second quarter to open up a big lead, then made a bunch of free throws down the stretch in a 67-53 win at Smyrna on Feb. 2. Four players scored in double figures...