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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive Health Act "worse than we thought it would be." "It foresees a time in New York where it's a crime to be pro-life," said Kathleen...
Standing for 12-plus hours in the cold and driving rain to experience a less-than-one-minute moment isn’t exactly my idea of a good time, but on New Year’s Eve, hundreds of thousands seemed to think that the pain was worth...
HOCKESSIN – Salesianum had some early success inside against top-ranked Sanford, but the Warriors made some adjustments, and the Sals struggled to get the outside game going in a 65-47 loss on Jan. 11. The highly anticipated game was...
GREENVILLE – Archmere overcame a sluggish first half, putting on a dominating performance in a 60-47 win over Tatnall in boys basketball on Jan. 11. It was the Auks' third straight win. The Auks literally could not hit a shot...
WASHINGTON -- Church officials confirmed that Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington, had forwarded an allegation of sexual misconduct against his predecessor, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, to the papal nuncio in Washington in 2004. In a Jan....
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will make a three-day apostolic visit to Romania in late May, the Vatican announced. Accepting invitations from President Klaus Iohannis and from Catholic leaders, the pope will visit the capital of Bucharest, the cities of...
WASHINGTON — Securing borders and humane treatment of those fleeing persecution and seeking a better life “are not mutually exclusive,” the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said. “The United States can ensure both and must do so...
WILMINGTON - Tenth-ranked Padua hit 29 of 40 free throws to defeat No. 6 Archmere, 71-58, in a very entertaining game on Jan. 10. The Auks jumped out to a 5-0 lead early behind a three-pointer from Madison Stewart and...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Months after Indonesia’s military was summoned to unclog Jakarta Bay, Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo has joined a chorus of disapproval of the nation’s growing plastic waste problem by calling parishioners to action. Ucanews.com reported that, through a video...
VATICAN CITY — The aim of Pope Francis’ February meeting on abuse and safeguarding is to clarify and underline what must and must not be done with allegations and make sure no more cases are ever covered up, said...