NEW CASTLE — Salesianum baseball scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to break open a tight game and picked up a 7-3 win over Appoquinimink on April 20 at Wilson Field in New Castle.
The Sals had...
WASHINGTON — A Georgetown panel considered “the question of women’s ordination” April 17, describing the matter as “unfinished” despite Pope Francis’ current teaching and St. John Paul II’s 1994 teaching that Jesus Christ reserved the sacred priesthood to men...
ROME -- A "breakdown in communication" led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, said Auxiliary Bishop Guerino Di Tora of Rome, vicar for the...
Catholics in Kansas City, Missouri, are turning to faith, dialogue and discernment after a local Black teen was shot by a white homeowner for mistaking an address in the course of picking up his younger siblings.
Ralph Yarl, 16, sustained...
MILLTOWN — Padua and Saint Mark’s were tied for a short time in their girls soccer matchup on April 19, but the Spartans quickly separated themselves from the Pandas and went on to a 5-1 victory. The match featured...
The trend is clear. As the Hispanic population grows quickly and steadily in the United States, fewer Hispanics self-identify with Roman Catholicism. There are nearly 63 million Hispanic people in our country.
On April 13, the Pew Research Center updated...
Recently I found an essay I had written 'way back in 2013, where I'd wondered whether there was room in Catholic pews for a transgender friend of mine. Titled "Is There Room for Sarah?" the piece appeared in First...
UNITED NATIONS -- In Somalia, 8.3 million people are in urgent need of assistance due to widespread drought that has displaced 1.4 million people, most of whom are women and children, according to the United Nations.
The world body also...
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
NAME: Barry Grzechowiak
HOMETOWN: Lewes
PARISH: St. Jude the Apostle in...
Sunday Scripture readings for April 23, 2023, Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14, 22-33 Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 1 Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35
The Emmaus journey brings us awakening to the knowledge of the Risen Christ
Think of a memorable...