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VATICAN CITY -- Six days after Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference, a notorious Italian gossip website reported that the pope used a derogatory slang term in Italian to describe some seminaries...
VATICAN CITY -- Entrusting to God's mercy all of their comrades-in-arms who have died serving their countries and defending peace, Pope Francis urged Catholic members of the military to let their faith inform their service. "The world needs you, especially...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — Saint Mark’s got a stellar pitching performance from Devon Walsh and Ian Keane and moved to the DIAA baseball quarterfinals with a 6-1 win at Concord on May 25. The Spartans will meet the top seed,...
MILLTOWN — Cape Henlopen’s bats were as hot as the midday sun as the Vikings moved on in the DIAA softball state tournament with a 14-4 quarterfinal-round win at Saint Mark’s on May 25. The Vikings, seeded sixth, had 16...
MIDDLETOWN — When his match had finally ended, Andy Zhu laid down on the court at St. Andrew’s School and put his hands over his face. Part of that was likely to block the bright sunshine, but also as...
Six years ago, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, began to notice he was no longer able to sleep. The year 2018 had started well -- "wonderful in probably every way," he told OSV News -- but the warming...
MIDDLETOWN — Archmere’s girls tennis team finished second to Tower Hill in the DIAA championships, capping another strong season for the Auks on the court. Archmere went undefeated in the regular season and had finalists in four of the...
VATICAN CITY -- Keyun Ruan, chief information security officer at Alphabet, Google's parent company, posed the question, "Why do we need AGI?" in reference to artificial general intelligence -- AI systems that can match or exceed human intelligence across...
An embattled nun in Texas at the center of a yearlong controversy can remain in the Carmelite order, according to a Vatican decree publicized May 21. The decree nullifies a decision issued last year by Bishop Michael F. Olson...
Q: A divorced, annulled Catholic friend of mine recently got engaged to another divorced Catholic, who said her previous marriage was ruled "lacks proper form" by the church. What does this mean? Are they able to marry in the...