BOSTON -- Every two years the U.S. Postal Service issues a traditional first-class Christmas stamp showing Mary and Jesus, and this year's stamp features an oil-on-panel painting from the first half of the 16th century titled "Virgin and Child."
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WASHINGTON -- The Christmas carol "O Holy Night" ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States.
"O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Silent Night" ranked second and third, respectively.
The list...
CLAYMONT — After trailing much of the night, the Archmere girls basketball team pulled out a 48-43 victory over Appoquinimink on Dec. 5 in the Auks' season debut.
The game was full of contrast as the Jags preferred to push...
WASHINGTON -- In a case examining the scope of free speech protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court Dec. 5 ultimately seemed to favor a broad view of free speech.
And in this case, the speech involved what a...
This October was the 60th anniversary of the first session of the Second Vatican Council, a landmark event in the Catholic Church. Yet the council's legacy remains a matter of confusion and controversy today.
Divisions over this legacy began as...
If I asked you to imagine Jesus' childhood, you'd likely picture him as a baby in the manger. But have you ever considered that Christ was once a teenager, too?
In this season that sings of "the little Lord Jesus,...
The fall schedule comes to an end this weekend with four football state championship games at the University of Delaware. One will include St. Ellizabeth, which meets Laurel for the second consecutive year for the DIAA Class 1A title.
The...
Ever since I became a mom -- more than 20 years and four kids ago -- the Advent and Christmas season has taken on a whole different perspective for me. That perspective has opened up the meaning of the...
Advent is a "continuous call to hope," says Pope Francis. It seems, then, that a key aim of this pre-Christmas season is to focus attention on hope's immense importance for everyone.
But why? Is hope a problem? Sure, it can...
MILLTOWN — A season’s worth of wear and tear, coupled with some soaking rains in the previous 24 hours, left the playing surface at the Graveyard at Saint Mark’s High School soft, with standing water visible in spots. Add...