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The first state tournament to open play this fall is volleyball, which tips off Wednesday at four schools across the state. First-round action continues Thursday, with the second round scheduled for Friday and Saturday. All matches are set for...
WASHINGTON -- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he was praying for the husband of House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi after police said he was "violently assaulted" at home early Oct. 28 by a man with a...
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth’s football team faced its biggest challenge on Oct. 28, but the formula for success did not change. Quasim Benson rushed for more than 300 yards and five touchdowns as the Vikings defeated fellow unbeaten Wilmington...
WASHINGTON-- A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away -- it was our own galaxy -- people watched television at no cost, with the exception of the cost of the set and the electricity to power...
WASHINGTON -- For the world-renowned emblems of the Catholic faith, such as St. Teresa of Kolkata, elevation to sainthood comes fairly quickly following their deaths. For many others, the sainthood cause is a slow process that sometimes lurches to...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It's a busy time of year for St. Paul residents Susan and John Neuville, parents of five children, including two teenage girls. As the school year began, they faced a growing stack of permission slips...
WILMINGTON — With a spot in the 24-team DIAA volleyball tournament field not a certainty, the Ursuline Raiders needed a big night on Oct. 27 in their penultimate match of the season. Playing in perhaps her final home contest,...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-- Lizvelle Rivera recalls vividly how Hurricane Ian passed over her home in Fort Myers. "It was really scary," she said. "I heard crazy sounds. You hear every single shingle come off; every single tree come down. Sounds...
WASHINGTON-- Calling upon Congress for "radical solidarity" with mothers and babies -- both born and unborn -- four bishops advanced an ambitious legislative and policy agenda that prioritizes the well-being of families in a letter to lawmakers. The measures proposed...
Catholic author and scholar George Weigel is coming to Wilmington in mid-November for the release of a book of homilies by his friend, the late Father Leonard R. Klein, a priest Weigel says offers a lot to everyday Catholics....