VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's affirmation that a priest can give an informal blessing to a gay couple who asks for one is not a first step toward the Catholic Church recognizing same-sex marriages, said Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández,...
WILMINGTON — Archmere’s girls basketball team took control in the second quarter, outscoring Medgar Evers College Prep (N.Y.), 15-4, on the way to a 53-39 win at the Viking Invitational on Dec. 28 at the St. E Center. The...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Amid ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military -- despite the Christmas season -- Christian clergymen in the Middle East are decrying attacks on their community's dwindling numbers.
"It was sad, but hopeful to...
TREASURE CAY, Abaco, Bahamas -- The parishioners of this Hurricane Dorian-ravaged island due east of South Florida are once again celebrating the Christmas season in their church -- thanks in part to Florida Catholics.
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau...
She isn’t sure of exactly how many in total over the years, but Glenda Spearman says she has conferred “a lot” of baptisms. She estimates she does 15 to 20 per year.
As senior staff chaplain at Ann & Robert...
I know that as soon as the last present has been unwrapped and the last carol has been sung, many thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions.
When I worked in a bookstore, back in the pre-Amazon stone age, the day...
LEWES — Salesianum battled back to tie College Achieve Public Charter School when the teams met Dec. 27 at Slam Dunk to the Beach, but the Sals could never regain the lead and fell to the Phoenix, 67-64, in...
MIDDLETOWN — Just south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, east of Route 13, sit two buildings, one on either side of Bayside Road. That property has been the home of the Norbertine Fathers of the Immaculate Conception Priory...
VATICAN CITY -- As the new year begins, Pope Francis will be the oldest reigning pope since the early 1900s and the third oldest in history.
Having celebrated his 87th birthday in mid-December, Pope Francis' initial calendar for 2024 had...
Scripture readings for Dec. 31, 2023,Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Lk 2:22-40
Putting our faith in God’s word will bring us new life
In paragraph 30...