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WILMINGTON – Archmere and St. Mark's took to the pool at the Walnut Street YMCA on the afternoon of Jan. 22, and the results were mixed. The Auks won the boys' event, 108-62, while St. Mark's emerged victorious among...
PANAMA CITY — Young people attending World Youth Day called attention to the world’s environmental problems, issuing what they called a “manifesto” for the “care of the common home.” “We, young Catholics from World Youth Day in Panama, would like...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has closed the pontifical commission that had been responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II Mass, transferring the commission’s tasks to a special section of the Congregation for the...
WASHINGTON -- An exchange between Catholic high school students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington Jan. 18 was vilified on social media the following day, but the immediate accusations that the students showed racist behavior have been...
NEW CASTLE — Altina Herbert’s start as the principal at Serviam Girls Academy in New Castle got off to a delayed start, but it was for a good reason. She was on maternity leave after delivering her second child,...
WASHINGTON -- National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated across the country Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year with the theme: "Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed." "Young people today need Catholic education more than ever," said Bishop Michael C. Barber...
WASHINGTON -- Societies today need "artisans of peace," like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., "who can be messengers and authentic witnesses of God the Father, who wills the good and the happiness of the human family," said the...
WASHINGTON -- An exchange between Catholic high school students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington Jan. 18 was vilified on social media the following day, but the immediate accusations the students showed racist behavior have been stepped...
ELKTON, Md. — The eighth-grade class at Immaculate Conception School in Elkton isn’t very big, but it includes a number of young patriots who were able to eloquently answer the question, “Why do I honor the American flag?” Simone Matucci,...
There is very little that a priest does each week that requires so much attention as the Sunday homily. The homily can be a source of inspiration or it can be a stumbling block for many in the assembly....