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Nearly four dozen parishioners from several parishes in New Castle County enjoyed glorious weather Sept. 17 on a daylong pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the 25th anniversary of the Mother of...
The schedules for girls and boys sports is a bit light this week, but there are several intriguing matchups on the docket. That includes a rematch of the last three volleyball state championship matches at Saint Mark’s, and some...
SMYRNA — Padua’s young volleyball team hung tough against a veteran Smyrna squad on Sept. 17, but in the end, the host Eagles found just enough points to edge the Pandas, 3-2, in five close, tense sets. Set scores...
NEWARK — The St. Elizabeth football team got an idea of how their morning and early afternoon would go on Sept. 17 at Christiana on the first play from scrimmage. Vikings linebacker Mitchell Butler went to tackle the Christiana running...
HOCKESSIN — It took a few minutes, but once the Archmere soccer team found the net, it was well on its way to a 4-0 victory at Sanford on Sept. 16. The Auks came out looking for the early knockout,...
Words, and how we use them, have great power. During Senate hearings regarding the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Jackson told a beautiful story that speaks to that power. When a freshman at Harvard University,...
Generations of people have come to know St. Teresa of Kolkata, better known as Mother Teresa, as a humanitarian, a role model, an example of holiness in action and an intercessor with God. Jim Towey is one of the fortunate...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding. The idea for the documentary came to Franciscan Sister Judith Ann Zielinski, who...
PHILADELPHIA-- Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis of Philadelphia died at Villa St. Joseph in Darby, Pennsylvania, the evening of Sept. 14 following a lengthy illness. He was 88. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of SS....
WILMINGTON — A lot of people dread the end of the summer, but for Sharon Waldron, it’s one of the best times of the year. That is when she can look forward to returning to her classroom, which for...