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WILMINGTON — Seven months after students and guests gathered to hear about a $5 million donation to transform the gymnasium, the Ursuline Academy volleyball teams held the first event in the newly imagined space on Oct. 18. The Raiders hosted...
WILMINGTON — Padua tied Saint Mark’s with a 25-21 win over the Spartans in the teams’ volleyball showdown on Oct. 22, but things weren’t looking too great for the Pandas a short time later. The Spartans got a huge third...
On his return to Rome from Southeast Asia, Pope Francis was asked about whom he would vote for in the U.S. election. First, the Holy Father said he does not vote in U.S. elections, and then said, "Both are against...
BEIRUT -- As Israeli drones could be heard flying overhead, OSV News sat down with Archbishop Georges Bacouni of Beirut and Jbeil at his Beirut residence to discuss faith, war and reconciliation. Archbishop Bacouni has spent the past six years...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops and extending it from a two-year to a four-year term, both sides announced. Lin Jian, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters...
BALTIMORE  -- As a part of his ministry as rector of the Baltimore Basilica, Father James Boric made a point of periodically walking two blocks up Charles Street to pray outside an old building right near the Washington Monument. Wearing...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Frances Schiminsky, formerly Sister Ann Phillip, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 76 years, died in Assisi House on Oct. 21. She was 95. A native of Baltimore, Sister Frances...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth hung with MOT Charter into the second half of their field hockey game on Oct. 21, but the Mustangs found the answers offensively and went on to a 6-0 victory at Chase Fieldhouse. Vikings goalie Dominique...
WILMINGTON — Thirty students from St. Elizabeth High School were honored Oct. 17 for their work outside the classroom when they received the President’s Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony at St. Elizabeth Church. The students contributed more than...
On Oct. 4, the Bishop Burke Council of the Knights of Columbus in Millsboro delivered more than 4,000 diapers and wipes to Catholic Charities in Georgetown. Knights Larry Bucci, Andrew Marage, Ken Kraft and Dennis Barnes and Mike Bell delivered...