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By Bishop Gerard W. Battersby I didn’t sleep well this week. My heart aches. I had dinner with some dear friends. The conversation light, the perch dusted and tender and served up. Then, our hosts unexpectedly announced they were no longer...
NEW CASTLE — Tucked away in Old New Castle, St. Peter the Apostle Parish and its school have been part of the community since 1906. The school remains a constant, but the way it educates its students continues to...
MEXICO CITY -- The Nicaraguan regime has extinguished the Jesuits' legal status and ordered the expropriation of its assets, effectively making it illegal for the Society of Jesus to operate in the Central American country. The legal cancellation of the...
As a kid I always associated two things with the first day of school – getting new shoes and having to write about what I did during summer vacation. My siblings and I never really had exceptional summer adventures but...
Eight Republican candidates participated Aug. 23 in the Republican National Committee's first debate of their party's presidential primary process in a Milwaukee debate hosted by Fox News -- but the party's frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, did not attend,...
The Nun Run, a 5K benefiting the ministry of the Little Sisters of the Poor, returns to the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Newark for the first time since 2019 on Sept. 9. Organizers have added a fall festival to...
Sunday Scripture readings for August 27, 2023, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 22:19-23  Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8  Rom 11:33-36  Mt 16:13-20 Jesus' most effective teaching method was the use of questions Artificial intelligence and language processing tools like ChatGPT are...
Educators with experience between five and 45 years were recognized after morning Mass for their ministry in Catholic schools at Spirituality Day Aug. 23 at Saint Mark's High School. They are: Five Years Sharon Anderson                            St. John the Beloved School Dan Antonelli                                  Immaculate...
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED — A change in scheduling philosophy is poised to make a big difference in the academic experience of middle school students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in north Wilmington. In particular, the move to block scheduling,...
Students at a Catholic liberal arts college in California told OSV News that they're more ready than ever for the new school year, after weathering both a major storm and an earthquake on the same day. On Aug. 20, tropical...