VATICAN CITY -- With songs, poetry and dance -- including hip-hop -- young people shared with Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops some of their life stories, hopes, dreams and, especially, questions.
The late-afternoon gathering Oct. 6...
CHESTER, England -- The first Catholic woman to be condemned to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws will discover her fate later this month, her family told Catholic News Service.
Asia Bibi, who has been held in solitary confinement since November...
There's something new to worry about these days: the disappearance of the middle child.
One of the side effects of shrinking family size is that middle children are disappearing. With more and more people having only one or two children,...
ROME -- The president of the U.S. bishops' conference welcomed Pope Francis' pledge to fight attempts to cover up cases of sexual abuse and to stop offering special treatment to bishops who have committed or covered up abuse.
"On behalf...
An old soccer rivalry is renewed this week, as Salesianum turns to the Delaware portion of its schedule. Before that match, however, two battles on Tuesday night take center stage. In football, all four of the Catholic schools are...
It’s a busy week for the ladies, and many of the games pit ranked teams against each other. The seasons have reached the point where teams are peeking toward the postseason, so each win and potential bonus points are...
CLAYMONT – Second-ranked Archmere remained unbeaten in volleyball with a sweep of No. 6 Newark Charter in a key Diamond State Athletic Conference match on Oct. 5. The Auks remain the only undefeated team in the conference thanks to...
WILMINGTON – There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. That was the message of the Gospel reading at the annual Blue Mass, which honors police, firefighters and other first responders. The service...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — God gives everyone a mission, Diana George Babish said as she fielded a phone call about a dog who had been shot in Hebron. The mission God gave her is to take care of the...
VATICAN CITY — When people ask why the Vatican has an observatory, one Jesuit priest says it’s because it cannot afford a particle accelerator.
The nerdy quip by the Vatican Observatory’s vice director, Jesuit Father Paul Mueller, has become his...