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NEWARK — Young students at Holy Angels School in Newark celebrated Catholic Schools Week on Feb. 2 by coming to school dressed as a character from their favorite book. They were joined by some of their teachers and the...
WASHINGTON -- Some pro-life leaders have called on Congress to make childbirth free for mothers, while others maintain addressing the financial burden of raising children will make greater impacts on saving lives from abortion. Catherine Glenn Foster, president and CEO...
My friend Sister Mary Hogan told me that what she remembers most vividly about her experience in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 was the "hate stare." Sister Hogan was a young religious sister in Detroit when then Archbishop (later Cardinal) John...
If it's been a while since you've brushed up on your catechism, you might have been uncomfortable Wednesday on stage at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wilmington. The elementary school students squared off in "Religion Bowl" as part of...
The Catholic Church in Sydney bid farewell to its former archbishop, Cardinal George Pell, in a funeral at times solemn, reverent, defiant and sorrowful, shot through with wry Australian humor, and attended by mourners from all walks of life. The...
Sunday Scripture readings, Feb. 5, 2023: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1 Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16 We give others light by giving our love Not so long ago, that was a common question in a world where...
WILMINGTON — Salesianum won six individual events and all three relays in a 92-51 swimming triumph over Appoquinimink on Feb. 1 at the Fraim Boys and Girls Club. Ben Lutcher was the Sals’ lone double winner, taking the 200 individual...
WILMINGTON — It was a blue-ribbon afternoon for the Padua swim team, which won every event in a 103-51 victory over Appoquinimink on Feb. 1 at the Fraim Boys and Girls Club. Madison Testa and Megan Price both took two...
Across regions where armies recently fought deadly battles, a Catholic bishop in South Sudan has embarked on a long and grueling trek to meet the pope. Bishop Christian Carlassare of Rumbek is walking for nearly 93 miles of the 260...
If you know what mammal has no vocal cords, you would have been comfortable in the Benedictine Performing Arts Center at St. Elizabeth school on Jan. 31. If you said giraffe, you would have been popular among the students who...