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WILMINGTON — The Ursuline volleyball team sat on the floor of Laffey-McHugh Gymnasium, eating snacks while waiting to honor their three seniors. If it wasn’t for the looks of relief on their faces and the ice pack taped to...
The annual  Bishop’s 5K, which benefits Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, will be held Nov. 18 at Saint Mark’s High School, 2501 Pike Creek Rd., Wilmington. Registration is $29 per person in advance, $40 day of race. This years...
CHILDS, Md. — Sister Susan Louise Eder, an Oblate Sister of St. Francis de Sales, died Oct. 13. She was 69 and had been a member of the congregation for 49 years. Born Susan Rose Eder in Elkton, Md., Sister...
By Oblates of St. Francis de Sales With sadness, but with faith in the Resurrection, we announce that our brother, Rev. William J.  Keech, OSFS, passed away at the age of 97 on Saturday, October 14, 2023.  He was a...
VATICAN CITY -- Huddled in a stairwell at the Catholic parish and school in Gaza, Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh, another sister and Father Youssef Asaad filmed themselves speaking to Pope Francis on the phone and begging for his continued...
LIVERPOOL, England -- A Catholic teacher in England could be banned from the classroom for life after refusing to teach "extreme" gender ideology to students. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), which has the power to remove teachers from the profession,...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said a trip to his native Argentina remains on his schedule and that he has been encouraged to travel through Oceania. Asked by an Argentine reporter what important trips remain pending in his pontificate, the...
It’s the time of year when coaches and others start mapping out postseason projections, when any game can make a difference for tournament seeding or whether a team will earn a spot in the bracket. The volleyball regular season ends...
By Kimberley Heatherington OSV News As the Synod on Synodality opens Oct. 4 in Rome, among the most closely watched topics under discussion is the question of whether the Catholic Church can or will extend the permanent diaconate -- restored after...
Q: I have a question on discernment of private revelations. I don’t mean big ones like Medjugorje, etc., but individuals who say they “have had a word from the Lord.” Couldn’t this be just their own opinion interpreted as...