Dialog reporter
WILMINGTON – Ursuline came out firing in its nonconference girls basketball game Feb. 2 at top-ranked Conrad, but the Raiders came up a bit short in the upset bid, falling, 73-62, in front of a packed gymnasium. It...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Philadelphia Eagles punter Donnie Jones understands how rarely a chance to play in the Super Bowl comes around.
"I've only been once in 14 years, so it's hard," said Jones, 37. "I've tried to explain to these young...
MIAMI (CNS) -- Step into the principal's office at Epiphany School in Miami, and you'll think you've entered a shrine for the Philadelphia Eagles.
And you'll be right -- as you scan the banners, blanket, desk, chair and other items,...
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY -- Multiple news reports indicate the Vatican has made substantial progress in reaching an agreement with China's communist government on the naming of bishops for several dioceses.
The news agency Reuters and The Wall Street Journal...
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY -- For the first time, the International Olympic Committee has invited a Vatican delegation not only to take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Games, but also to attend its general meeting as...
WASHINGTON -- Many people looking at their February calendars are doing a double-take with Ash Wednesday falling on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day.
The two days, steeped in tradition, don't have too much in common beyond their religious roots. Valentine's Day,...
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) Jb 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalm: 147:1-6
2) 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23
Gospel: Mk 1:29-39
Readings for dark times
Today we hear from Job, who lost all his children in a disaster and contracted a painful disease. I picture him...
Dialog reporter
CHESTER, Md. – Paige Bailey is very excited for a special prom next Friday, Feb. 9, more so than she was when she attended the prom at Kent Island High School last year.
“She realizes this one is really...
Dialog reporter
CHILDS, Md. — Sister Mary Bertha Hennessy, the last of the five Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales who founded the order’s ministry in the United States, died Jan. 28 in Childs. Born in England of Irish...
Diocese of Wilmington priest John A. Sarro — who has been barred from ministry since 1997 — was indicted this week for having sexual intercourse with a minor in the early 1990s.
Sarro, 76, was among 20 priests in 2006...