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...
Carnival season kicks off on May 1 when St. Helena Parish in Bellefonte opens the midway and starts pouring the funnel cake batter. It is one of a handful of parishes that will host some sort of event this...
JERUSALEM-- When the raging ocean finally spit young Regine Canetti out, lifting her up a huge wave onto the thorny coast of the Turkish town of Silivri, she was stunned and shaken, her clothing fairly ripped from her body...
Their births were separated by almost a century, but Venerable Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) both endured and triumphed against the sin of racism in their own eras and in the Catholic...
WILMINGTON — Archmere and Concord took their baseball game on April 18 to Frawley Stadium, and the game delivered an ending worthy of the venue. A three-run triple by Chris Albero in the bottom of the seventh capped an...