When Catholics (and others) come across Nativity scenes around the Diocese of Wilmington in the next few weeks, they can thank the original Franciscan, St. Francis of Assisi, who carved the first depiction of Jesus’ birth into rock inside...
PENNY HILL — The first four games of Saint Mark’s boys basketball season came against familiar foes, and the Spartans defeated all of them. On Dec. 17, Saint Mark’s mixed it up with West Philadelphia, and the result was...
To mark the beginning of Advent, students of Holy Cross School in Dover designed Jesse Tree ornaments that bear a symbol that represents an event or a person leading up to the foretold coming of the Messiah.
The spiritual handmade...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s boys basketball team traveled to Wilmington Charter on Dec. 14, and the Spartans kept their winning ways going with a 72-29 win over the Force.
Six different Spartans scored in the first quarter, when they scored...
WILMINGTON — Padua used an 11-0 run at the end of the second quarter to create space between themselves and visiting Ss. Peter and Paul, and the Pandas went on to a 53-39 victory on Dec. 14.
The Sabres, making...
By Amy Welborn, OSV News
For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don't come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, "Christmas" seems to start in October! However, our approach to this holiday as Catholics must be different,...
Anyone who says evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours regularly recites the Magnificat from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Named for its first word in Latin, this canticle is one of only four places...
VATICAN CITY -- The Christmas season is a reminder to Christians that despite hardships, God chose to join himself to humanity and still remains by its side, Pope Francis said.
"Christmas is a reminder that God loves us and wants...
Q: Is there an authoritative recommended single source of information on all the many Roman Catholic traditions such as behavior and rituals in church and prayers for appropriate occasions? (United Kingdom)
A: No, unfortunately there is no such resource.
Even when...
VATICAN CITY -- Women who have conceived a child out of wedlock and have the courage to choose life for their baby "should be encouraged to have access to the healing and consoling power of the sacraments," said the...