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The Office of Safe Environments for the Diocese of Wilmington is reminding school officials, parents, students, family and friends that school safety is at the top of the list of priorities for all schools. In a school safety memo issued...
James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor known for his resonant voice and a Black Catholic, died Sept. 9 in Dutchess County, New York, at age 93. His numerous and versatile roles over an illustrious 70-year career included the voice of...
Sept. 10, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over the next two months, government leaders and ballot initiatives will be voted on.  While casting one’s vote is rightly viewed as a civic responsibility, it is also something much more: it...
The action for the various high school sports teams at the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wilmington heats up this week. With no holidays, there are games literally all seven days. The girls have some high-profile matches on the...
River flooding forced the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. The shrine complex remained open to visitors. A morning Mass, however, was canceled Sept. 7 at the major...
DILI, Timor-Leste -- The faith that sustained the hope of the people of Timor-Leste in their struggle for independence should be a resource now as the country tries to cope with social, economic and environmental problems, Pope Francis said. Landing...
WILMINGTON — Judging by the crowd and the intensity at Salesianum School on Sept. 7, Delaware is ready for some high school volleyball. Ursuline took its second straight match at its temporary home with a hard-fought 3-1 win over...
WILMINGTON — Five different players scored touchdowns for Archmere as the Auks displayed a diverse offense in a 39-20 win over St. Elizabeth in the opening game for both teams on Sept. 7 at Abessinio Stadium. Working new starters into...
ST. GEORGES — Saint Mark’s football team took a while to get its offense going in its season opener on Sept. 6 at St. Georges, but the Spartans scored twice in the fourth quarter and continued a solid defensive...
It’s that time of year, again, when the waking air has a chill crispness to it, and the hallways are lined with bookbags full of fresh spiral notebooks, binders still blank of the doodles of midwinter boredom and the...