The state of Alabama carried out the first known execution by nitrogen gas Jan. 25 after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by death-row inmate Kenneth Smith, whose death took 22 minutes according to witnesses.
The Associated Press...
The movie, musical and now musical movie "Mean Girls" is a reminder of one of the more miserable sides of adolescence: In groups and out groups, the cool kids and the losers, the nerds and the jocks.
Unfortunately, however, in...
The Most Rev. William E. Koenig, D.D., Bishop of Wilmington, announces the following:
Concluding Diocesan Ministry
Rev. Manohar Salla of the Diocese of Cuddapah, India, has concluded his service as associate pastor of St. Edmond, Rehoboth Beach, and returned to his...
WILMINGTON — The results of a service trip several Ursuline Academy students took to Ecuador last summer continue to reverberate in the school many months later.
Students from all levels of Ursuline heard about the visit from a trio of...
WILMINGTON — There are some new additions coming to the Cedar Street campus of St. Elizabeth School, and they should be beneficial for the environment as well as the students.
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Dupont Co., St....
The calendar hits February this week, which means it’s the home stretch for winter sports. Before the week is up, the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association will crown its first champions of the season, in winter track, while the battles...
WILMINGTON — Charlie Malloy hit a three-point shot with 4:21 to go to give Archmere a lead over Tower Hill, part of a 12-4 game-ending run as the Auks captured a 46-38 boys basketball victory on Jan. 27 at...
CLAYMONT — Archmere jumped out to a 15-1 lead after one quarter, and the Auks were never in trouble in a 49-17 girls basketball win over St. Georges on Jan. 26 at Moglia Fieldhouse.
Bridget Malloy got the scoring started...
MILLTOWN — A capacity crowd was on hand to watch Saint Mark’s swim teams take on Salesianum and Ursuline on Jan. 25. The Sals and Raiders captured victories at the Western YMCA in a loud, energized atmosphere.
Salesianum took a...
A new study offers a more nuanced take on the nation's religiously unaffiliated, and the findings show that Catholic parishes need to become more "outward facing" to reach those beyond the pews, an evangelization expert said.
"This is the managing...