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VATICAN CITY -- Two environmental activists who glued themselves to an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums said they did not intend to damage its marble base but wanted to draw attention to the urgency of acting against climate...
The St. John the Beloved band performed the National Anthem at Citizens Bank Park before the Philadelphia Phillies game May 10 against the Toronto Blue Jays, and also the next night at the Wilmington Blue Rocks game at Frawley...
GREENVILLE — Saint Mark’s stayed close to Tatnall in their first-round matchup in the DIAA boys lacrosse tournament for nearly three quarters, but the fifth-seeded Hornets scored three goals in quick fashion toward the end of the third quarter...
Sunday Scripture readings, May 28, 2023: Pentecost Acts 2:1-11  Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34  1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13  Jn 20:19-23 Celebrate the feast by spreading joy I can’t remember the last time I heard anyone say, “Happy Pentecost.” We are so eager...
By Father Connor Danstrom Summer is normally the time we take a break from things. School is over, the weather is nice, and most people take at least some time off work. Even the liturgical calendar seems to reflect this...
MEXICO CITY  -- A parish priest was shot dead as he drove on a rural Mexican highway May 22, marking yet another attack in what has become the most murderous country for Catholic clergy. Augustinian Father Javier García Villafaña was...
By Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P. The L.A. Dodgers will be honoring the so-called “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” after all. After a back-and-forth that caught national attention, the baseball franchise has ultimately decided to present the Community Hero Award to the...
Bishop Koenig joined a gathering of religious order members celebrating milestones at the Jubilee for Religious Mass. The Mass at Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington was May 23. Milestones ranged from 75 years to 30 for the priests, brother...
PIKE CREEK — Patience paid off for the Padua softball team on May 23. The Pandas and Caesar Rodney were scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but Padua finally broke through and put four runs on...
SMYRNA — When Cape Henlopen’s volleyball team took the first set from Salesianum in the inaugural Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association championship match, there was little reason for panic on the Sals’ bench. The Sals had been in this position...