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On Nov. 8, young women from Padua Academy and schools across Delaware and the country voted, most — if not all — for the first time. It’s a right that other women in Delaware did not have until 1920, following...
We're in the season for thankfulness, and this year at this time, I would like to focus this column on how grateful I am for each of you, readers and editors, who have supported "Living Well" over its nearly...
So, after two years, I finally succumbed to COVID-19. When I woke up feeling like a cold was coming, I wasn't surprised. I'd been exposed by a grandchild. Nevertheless, since I was going out to lunch with friends, I took...
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- A proposed merger between the Diocese of Steubenville and the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, will undergo further discussions on the diocesan level after a survey of parishioners showed "disappointment and even fear" over the proposal, said...
In 1914, in the early months of World War I, Belgium suffered immense turmoil and devastation due to a massive German invasion. Tens of thousands of lives were lost, enemy forces captured more than 90% of Belgian territory and the...
WILMINGTON — Late in the first set of their match against Newark Charter on Nov. 8, Saint Mark’s volleyball team faced a two-point deficit. The Patriots were up, 24-22, needing just one more point to win the set, after...
WASHINGTON -- Advocates working to end the death penalty say they have long seen the links between racism and capital punishment and they plan to continue to speak out about it until they see a change. "Racism's in everything --...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, said her grandmother "loved the Staten Island Ferry, so what an honor to have one named after her." "In these days of global instability, let us use this moment to...
Four students from Diocese of Wilmington Catholic high schools are among 53 sophomores, juniors and seniors who will serve this year on the Youth Philanthropy Board. The board gives the students the opportunity to distribute grants to local charities....
WASHINGTON  -- Catholic church leaders are taking a new approach to passing on the faith, saying they recognize a pressing need to do this in a way that adapts to the modern world. This new outreach, called the Institute on...