VATICAN CITY -- At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
In a decision formalized April 17, "the Holy Father approved the extension of participation...
My wife took Christ off our living room wall the other day. It was a postcard image of a mosaic created by Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik. She couldn’t bear to have it up.
Rupnik is a remarkably gifted artist. His...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivered remarks April 25 calling for a "national consensus" on abortion, embracing some general policy positions on the subject, but she stopped short of endorsing specific gestational limits at the federal...
MIDDLETOWN — Archmere’s boys lacrosse team fell behind at Appoquinimink on April 25 by a 2-0 score, but it didn’t take long for the Auks to gain control of the action. They scored the next 11 goals en route...
Richard Smith of Archmere Academy and Shannon Salerni of Padua Academy are among the first group of winners named in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among approximately 840 high school seniors from across the country...
“This year, the Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal is ‘Shining the Light of Christ.’ We are all responsible for bringing Christ to others. When you support the Faith and Charity Catholic Appeal, you are Shining the Light of Christ...
MIDDLETOWN — Two goals in the first 10 minutes propelled Appoquinimink soccer to a 6-0 victory over Ursuline on April 25 in Middletown.
The Jaguars came out pressuring Ursuline, earning a corner kick in the third minute. Raiders goalkeeper Julia...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced April 25 that he will seek a second term in the White House. Biden, a Democrat, is the nation's second Catholic president, but his reelection would make him the first Catholic to serve...
On Saturday, April 22, the annual 5K and Sister Walk returned to Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, Md. after a three year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the school, 160 runners signed up with participants ranging...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who is 75, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Philadelphia to succeed him.
Bishop Gainer, who has headed the Harrisburg Diocese...