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For many Catholics, Pope Francis’s decision to call for a synod on synodality is akin to the boss calling a meeting to discuss meetings, more likely to earn a yawn or an eye roll than enthusiasm. And while the...
BALTIMORE -- Brooks Robinson, the Hall of Fame third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles whose unmatched fielding prowess and dedication to his adopted hometown endeared him to generations of Baltimoreans, died Sept. 26. He was 86. Robinson, a convert to...
WILMINGTON — The Class of 2027 of Padua Academy gathered on Sept. 21 at St. Anthony of Padua Church for the school’s annual freshman convocation. They were joined by families, faculty and staff. The convocation is one of the first...
CLAYMONT — The field hockey team from Agnes Irwin School made the trip down from Rosemont, Pa., on Sept. 28 and left Archmere with a 5-1 victory. The Owls, members of the Inter-AC Conference in Pennsylvania, took possession early and...
DETROIT -- A native son of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, will return home to serve as Detroit's 32nd auxiliary bishop. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Monforton to his new position Sept. 28 and named...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update with Joe Owens, we learn about two upcoming events, the Blue Mass and Marian Pilgrimage. First we talk to Michael Connelly, a retired Delaware State Trooper and Director of the Office for Safe Environments for the Diocese...
An ecumenical candle-lighting service to remember the victims of gun violence as part of “Peace Week” will be Oct. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church, 809 S. Broom St., Wilmington. All are invited. Anne McWalters of “Moms Demand...
President Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers in Michigan Sept. 26, becoming the first sitting president to join a union picket line, an unprecedented show of support to striking workers by a chief executive. Members of the United Auto Workers union...
An order of women religious has been recognized for extraordinary efforts to bring Jesus Christ to those suffering the ravages of Russia's war in Ukraine. Catholic Extension has named the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great as...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is establishing the first White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and has named Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee it, the White House announced Sept. 21. The White House said the new office will...