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VATICAN CITY-- In their discussions about the life of the church and "synodality," or walking together, Catholics in United States and Canada noted the negative impact "polarization" is having on the church, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville,...
PHILADELPHIA -- When his critically ill son Adrian, 7, went into cardiac arrest in October 2022, Arek Szura made a promise to God: "If you let him walk out of this hospital, I will walk from our house on...
At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published April 10 revealed. The report, titled "Martyred Christians in Nigeria" and published by the International Society for Civil...
MILLTOWN — Saint Mark’s watched Salesianum erase an early lead in the teams’ first meeting of the season on April 12, but the Spartans bounced back with an eighth-inning run for a 4-3 walkoff win at Gene Alessandrini Field....
MILLTOWN — Lauren Tyree has quite a list of accomplishments in her community-service portfolio: creator of a nonprofit organization, prolific fundraiser, Eagle Scout, international volunteer. She’s also 14 years old and a high school freshman. Tyree, who attends Saint Mark’s...
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued new subpoenas to the FBI on April 10 for documents as House Republicans investigate a leaked and withdrawn memo from the bureau’s Richmond field office about...
Sunday Scripture readings for April 16, 2023, Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Acts 2:42-47  Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24  1 Pt 1:3-9  Jn 20:19-31 Ours is a God who doesn’t give up on us easily This Sunday gives us one of...
CLAYMONT — Archmere scored 11 times in the sixth inning to overcome a seven-run deficit, and the Auks held on for a wild 15-14 win over Wilmington Charter on April 11. The score was tied, 1-1, when the Force’s Kevin...
The Easter Vigil Mass at St. John the Beloved parish in Wilmington, like most around the Diocese of Wilmington and the world, included people new to the church taking part in the sacraments for the first time. Father Joseph Piekarski,...
JERUSALEM-- A British-Israeli mother and her two daughters were killed in a drive-by-shooting terrorist attack in the Jordan valley on April 7, during a week that, instead of seeing the holidays of Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in parallel...

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