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WILMINGTON — Caravel bounced back from a seven-point deficit in the third quarter to take a three-point lead over St. Elizabeth when the two met in a highly anticipated girls basketball matchup on Jan. 13. The Vikings, however, held...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Jan. 13 blocked a rule by the Biden administration that would have required employees at large businesses to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or wear masks and get tested...
TRENTON, N.J. -- In a joint statement Jan. 11, New Jersey's Catholic bishops unequivocally condemned the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act, an expansive abortion bill they said was passed with extraordinary haste by the state Senate and General Assembly...
VATICAN CITY -- Those who are stubbornly skeptical of science and those who eagerly embrace science as infallible both have a dangerous misunderstanding of the nature of science, a U.S. Jesuit astronomer said. These two tendencies reflect "the temptation to...
WILMINGTON — “Amanecer” is a Spanish verb that translates roughly as “to get light” or “to wake up.” In Wilmington, the Amanecer Counseling and Resource Center is trying to shed light on the need for mental health resources, particularly...
“My soul too is shuddering greatly — and you, Lord, how long?” (Ps 6:4) “The Lord has heard the sound of my weeping ... they will turn back in sudden disgrace.” (Ps 6:9,11) This new year, perhaps more than most, stirs...
The Diocese of Wilmington has appointed a Catholic cemeteries veteran to be the next executive director of its Catholic Cemeteries Inc. Scott Hudson, the longtime superintendent of Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington, has been promoted to executive director, according Msgr. Steven...
The Office of Development of the Diocese of Wilmington has exceeded the $4,871,000 goal for the 2021 – “Disciples of Christ - Witnesses of Hope” Annual Catholic Appeal. To date, the office has pledges in the amount of $4,875,211 and collected...
Sunday Scripture readings: January 16, 2022, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Is 62:1-5  Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10 2) 1 Cor 12:4-11  Gospel: Jn 2:1-11 Comparing God to a bridegroom shows us the depth of his love for us The Bible contains tender images...
SEATTLE — Crisscrossing above the Seattle region at approximately 17,000 mph aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei took live questions from students at Seattle Nativity School. “How has being in space affected your view of God?”...