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MEXICO CITY -- Six nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne were kidnapped Jan. 19 while traveling on a bus in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the Haitian Conference of Religious. Other passengers on the bus...
More than 200 St. Elizabeth Elementary school students joined Bishop Koenig for his annual visit and Mass at the parish church in Wilmington. Songs, prayer and happiness were at the forefront for the Jan. 18 visit. Close behind in the background...
The snow lingers from last week, but it’s not going to cause any postponements to this week’s high school sports schedule. Athletic directors around the state are earning their pay trying to reschedule two straight Tuesdays of missed basketball,...
WILMINGTON — The St. Elizabeth boys basketball team was in unfamiliar territory on Jan. 20, when Dover visited for a Saturday matinee. The Vikings, undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state by Delaware Live, spent much of the...
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation's capital for the 51st annual March for Life Jan. 19, undeterred by several inches of snow that accumulated in Washington leading up to -- and during -- the event. The...
WASHINGTON -- Jesus Christ's words in the Gospel reading for Jan. 18, "I am with you always until the end of the age," are critical as "an instruction for how to live in this broken world" and "bring goodness...
Q: Our daughter has totally given up going to church because of the relentless use of incense at each Mass. It doesn't bother me but I do notice a lot of people in the congregation that obviously have problems...
Sometimes you hope to be wrong. For example: A good friend that I made in college seminary discerned out of formation and began to pursue a relationship with a young woman. I didn’t think they were a match. I told...
By Rita Buettner, OSV Maybe it’s because the excitement of the holidays has passed and the Christmas lights are disappearing. Maybe it’s because the time off from work and school is over and we aren't quite sure when our next vacation...
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington are closed due to the Jan. 19 snowstorm. Those same schools have been preparing for the annual celebration that is Catholic Schools Week. The week of Jan. 28 begins the celebration of Catholic education...