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Father Thomas A. Flowers, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington for more than 46 years, died April 17. He was 73. Father Flowers was a longtime pastor until his retirement in 2020. He was also the state chaplain for...
Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief and prayers of gratitude, after a bill for aid to Ukraine cleared the House of Representatives following months of delay, political infighting and even openly anti-Ukrainian sentiment among...
ROME -- The Catholic Church in the United States is grappling with a tendency to become more "auto-referential" and withdraw itself from the international stage and universal church, Pope Francis' representative to the United States said. Speaking with Catholic News...
WASHINGTON-- A bipartisan coalition the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voted April 20 to approve a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific...
The Delaware Catholic Advocacy Network has issued the following alert as a result of Delaware state House action last week advancing physician-assisted suicide bill HB140 to the state Senate. ACTION ALERT! HB140 that legalizes assisted suicide in Delaware being considered...
No matter what the spring sport, teams from Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington will be playing them almost every day this week. Some of that is due to rain earlier this month, and some is just...
The second half of the spring sports regular season brings with it at the outset some very enticing games. The soccer pitch at Saint Mark's High School will be a popular venue this week for undefeated teams who may...
NEWARK — Salesianum’s offense remained hot, and Matt Speicher delivered a five-inning complete game as the Sals picked up a baseball 12-2 baseball victory over Mount St. Michael’s of New York on April 20 at Bob Hannah Stadium at...
Q: What is the church's position on the treatment of animals? My vegetarian friend believes it is immoral to kill animals even for food. We recently hired an exterminator to eliminate rodents. This friend implied we should humanely capture...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum’s lacrosse team has faced off against some of the best teams in the country this season, and the Sals have prevailed each time. They had another anticipated battle on April 20, welcoming Pennsylvania power Radnor, and...