As a child, May was always an exciting month for me -- partly because the school year was almost over, but also because of the special Marian devotions and activities that took place.
We students created May altars in our...
Seven years ago this May, the Church celebrated the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Mary to three shepherd children at Fatima. To commemorate the event, Pope Francis visited Portugal, as did thousands upon thousands of pilgrims. It was...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s built an early lead in their boys lacrosse game at Tower Hill on May 4, then watched the Hillers battle back to force overtime. A faceoff win to start the extra session proved definitive, as...
Q: Can an artificial intelligence program licitly receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders? And regardless, what role do you think AI might be able to play in catechesis, if any? (Bridgeport, CT)
A: No, an artificial intelligence program cannot receive...
CLAYMONT — Carly Polsky went 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs scored as Archmere scored in the first four innings on the way to a 9-3 softball win May 3 over Ursuline.
The Auks scored three times...
Touching on an incident where a priest hearing confessions was pepper-sprayed, a recent article from OSV News looked at how clergy and layfolk might balance security with welcome and worship.
It is an uncomfortable subject. While staffers at weekend Mass...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden condemned unrest on some college campuses across the country amid protests of the war in Gaza, arguing that "dissent must never lead to disorder."
The same week in Washington, the White House announced 19 Americans...
A small community of discalced Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, has reportedly withdrawn a request for a temporary restraining order against Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth and a national Carmelite association.
The nuns filed the request April 22...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s softball team put together a two-out rally in the third inning of its game at Wilmington Charter on May 2, scoring five runs to take a lead it would not relinquish in a 12-3 win.
The...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's Catholic bishops have urged Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a "right to contraception" and require health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception.
Critics of the measures say they do not...