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Students at Saint Mark’s High School joined efforts across the Diocese of Wilmington for “Day of Service” opportunities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16. Groups from Saint Mark’s were volunteering at the school, the Clothing Bank of...
TOULON, France  — Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world's oldest known person, died at age 118, a spokesman of the nursing home where she died told AFP agency on Tuesday. "There is great sadness but ... it...
Julia Yurkovich, a senior at Saint Mark’s High School, has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for volleyball for Delaware. In the 38 years the award has been presented, Yurkovich is the seventh Spartan to be so...
MILLTOWN — For four quarters on the evening of Jan. 17, Saint Mark’s Lauren McDonald had been a defensive blanket on Maya Hill of Delaware Military Academy. The Seahawks’ leading scorer was held without a point in regulation. But when...
MIAMI -- President Joe Biden's plan to address the influx of asylum-seekers attempting to enter the United States, including boat refugees landing on Florida shores, is likely more a bandage than a permanent solution, according to church officials in...
VATICAN CITY -- No physical limitation or setback can diminish the value of any human being because each person is a unique and beloved child of God, Pope Francis said. "We are not anonymous, we are not photocopies, we are...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Deadly violence hit Christians in Africa Jan. 15, with a Catholic priest in northern Nigeria burned to death and as many as 17 Christians killed in a blast in eastern Congo. In Nigeria, Father Isaac Achi was...
NEW CASTLE — A project that had been on the to-do list at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in New Castle has been completed, and parishioners are liking the sound of that. The pipe organ in the church, installed 140...
The halfway point of the basketball season has arrived, and despite a bit of a light schedule this week, those that will be played are quite intriguing and could impact the state tournament picture. And it may be hard...
By Msgr. Steven P. Hurley Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia, Diocese of Wilmington Bishop Koenig, Bishop Malooly, my brother priests, and to all the gathered faithful, we have come together this morning with a mixture of emotions.  Most certainly we...