VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work.
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience...
DOVER — Holy Cross High School, which will open in Dover for the 2025-26 academic year, will host a community open house at its newly renovated building at 2319 S. Dupont Hwy. on May 29 from 6-7:30 p.m.
The evening...
WASHINGTON -- Within moments of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 8 as Pope Leo XIV, some U.S. Catholics were quick to seek out clues about his political...
As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.
1. Chicagoan. Pope Leo was born Sept. 14, 1955, and grew up in the south suburbs...
Fourth Sunday of Easter
On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we join with 1.4 billion Catholics from all over the world in expressing our thanks to God who, like the Good Shepherd who tends lovingly to the needs of his flock,...
This week marks the end of the regular season for most of the high school spring sports, and several state tournaments will be taking place as well. Some teams are not advancing to the postseason, so this will be...
Salesianum and Archmere have earned berths into the third Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association boys volleyball state tournament, which begins with four opening-round matches on May 13 and four more on May 14.
Salesianum, the defending state champion, is the second...
The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn't take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all waiting for -- a new pope had been chosen.
In...
How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, "It will never be an American!"
I was one of those, and like so many, I believed the received wisdom that the...
Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to lead the Catholic Church on May 8, drew a positive reaction from a small sample of Catholics in the Diocese of Wilmington after his ascension to the chair of Peter.
Pope Leo XIV,...