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WASHINGTON -- Claims that the U.S. bishops' conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance, and that the Catholic Church facilitates illegal immigration are "just wrong," said William Canny, the...
It didn't matter if it was pre-kindergarten kids. It didn't matter if it was fifth graders. Lots of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors were into it, too. Another Catholic Schools Week was wrapping up in the Diocese of Wilmington and schools in...
WILMINGTON – The students of Cathedral of St. Peter School started their day in the mayor's office and ended with a vocations event at the school on Jan. 30 during Catholic Schools Week. Students from grades second through eighth separated...
WILMINGTON — It was a thriller, and in the end, the teachers prevailed. Padua's third annual Religion Bowl brought the entire school together in the cafetorium on Jan. 28 for some Catholic Schools Week fun and fellowship. But once the...
By Lance Richey, OSV News As the second married couple to be declared saints (along with Sts. Anne and Joachim, the parents of Mary), and the first to be canonized together, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin offer a model of...
He was an energetic farm boy from rural Wisconsin, walking daily to a one-room country schoolhouse where a single teacher taught all eight grades. Later, when James Miller taught high school as a De La Salle Christian Brother, he earned...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, as a national shrine for pilgrims, the sanctuary announced Jan. 30. A spokesperson for the U.S. bishop conference did not immediately respond to...
WILMINGTON — Principal Karen Banta, Father Joseph W. McQuaide IV, and students of the Cathedral of St. Peter school were present in Mayor John Carney's office Jan. 30 when he declared Jan. 26- Feb.1 Catholic Schools Week in the...
Q: I'm a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed the company I usually shop from was offering something called "non-alcoholic church wine." I told the lady on...
WILMINGTON – Ursuline had little trouble scoring while playing without their top scorer on Jan. 30 against Smyrna, but the Raiders could do little to stop the Eagles as the visitors made a fourth-quarter comeback and left Wilmington with...