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WILMINGTON — Ursuline opened its home volleyball schedule with a 3-0 sweep of Camden Catholic (N.J.) on Sept. 18. The Raiders improved to 4-0 with the victory. Set scores were 25-14, 25-15, and 25-10. Ursuline trailed in the first set, 5-3,...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- On Pacific Avenue, in the shadow of the row of casinos that line the coast in Atlantic City, stands a church constructed in the style of the Romanesque Revival. With imposing, 120-foot towers, it traces...
VATICAN CITY -- The role of the police and the military are to serve their country by promoting the common good, fighting injustice and defending the weakest members of society, Pope Francis told members of the Italian Carabinieri. The pope...
WILMINGTON — Dreams and ideas are alive and well at Ursuline Academy, and beginning in the new year, they’ll have a new home where they may come to fruition. A group of Ursuline students gathered in the basement of the...
A few things stand out about this week’s high school sports schedules. First is the potential for some very good football games. Saint Mark’s handled Red Lion last season, but two years ago, it was a one-point squeaker. Salesianum...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum’s soccer team played its first Delaware opponent of the season on Sept. 16, battling Caravel under the lights at Abessinio Stadium in a battle between the two defending state champions. The Sals scored one goal early...
CLAYMONT — Fifteen-round boxing matches have not been a thing since the 1980s, but that’s what the Saint Mark’s-Archmere football game on Sept. 16 felt like. The Spartans and Auks, who have turned close battles between them into an...
Funeral arrangements have been set for Father John J. Kavanaugh, Diocese of Wilmington priest who died Sept. 13 at age 92. A visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 21 at Good Shepherd Church, Perryville, Md., beginning at 10 a.m. The Mass...
They tell me Priesthood Sunday is Sept. 24. The way I see it, every Sunday could be Priesthood Sunday. We pray for vocations every week, if not more. We rely on our priests to help bring God to our hearts....
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth’s football team started at their own 26 yard line with 3:51 remaining and Indian River holding a 20-14 lead. With seven seconds to go, a pass on fourth and goal fell to the Abessinio Stadium...