VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called insinuations that St. John Paul II played a role in the 1983 disappearance of Vatican schoolgirl Emanuela Orlandi "offensive and unfounded."
"Certain I am interpreting the feelings of the faithful around the world, I...            
        
                
The Easter break was mostly quiet for high school athletics except for baseball. That changes this week as the busiest season of the scholastic schedule gets back to a more normal pace.
In addition to baseball, there is plenty to...            
        
                
Now that the Easter break is over, high school sports returns in earnest. Many teams have not played in 10 days to two weeks, and with another month left in the regular season, they will have busy schedules from...            
        
                Notre Dame Cathedral will get its spire back by the end of 2023, more than four years after it was devastated by a fire. But to reopen the beloved symbol of France by Dec. 8, 2024, three conditions need...            
        
                
WILMINGTON — Salesianum squeaked by Cape Henlopen in the first two sets of the teams’ volleyball match on April 14, but the Sals left no doubt in the third, winning decisively for a sweep of the Vikings in a...            
        
                VATICAN CITY -- The Jesuit priest who helped produce "The Pope's Exorcist" said horror movie fans will be in for "a fun ride" with the new film that stars Russell Crowe.
Jesuit Father Edward J. Siebert, founder and president of...            
        
                VATICAN CITY -- St. John Paul II's longtime aide denied the "vile insinuations" that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican...            
        
                
WILMINGTON — Luke Trout scattered four hits and struck out 12 to help St. Elizabeth get past Newark, 7-1, at Canby Park on April 13. It was the Vikings’ fourth win in their last five outings.
Trout walked two batters...            
        
                Q: Do I have to accept apparitions like Fatima and follow its rules? (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
A: Apparitions such as Fatima and Lourdes, along with mystical writings of various visionary saints such as St. Faustina's diary, are considered "private revelations." This...            
        
                “Jesus is risen and we shall arise:
give God the glory! Alleluia!”
It was on the final note of that refrain Easter morning that my almost 4-year-old daughter, Anne, let her voice ring through the cathedral — and keep ringing for...            
         
            