By Nancy Mercante
President, Citizens for Delaware Schools
In August, I wrote on the opinion page of The Dialog about the failures of public education in Delaware.
Regretfully, the situation has gotten worse. The low-performing students are falling further behind, leaving them...
Q: How do God's will and the Holy Spirit play a role in a conclave?
A: I think ultimately, events in the life of the church like conclaves bring us to the mysterious place where God's providential ordering of history...
Scripture readings for April 27, 2025, Sunday of Divine Mercy
Acts 5:12-16, Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24, Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19, Jn 20:19-31
Who doesn't appreciate having a second chance?
Divine Mercy Sunday, is all about second chances -- how God offers us...
ROME -- Before he was Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- a kid from Buenos Aires cheering for San Lorenzo, going to live games with his dad on Sundays.
In a country...
VATICAN CITY -- To the chanting of Christ's promise, "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live," the mortal remains of Pope Francis were carried into St. Peter's Basilica by...
Father Michael Darcy and a group of travelers had every intention of departing the Diocese of Wilmington April 21 and heading to Rome for the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis.
Like everyone else in the United States, they awakened that...
Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as "the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years."
As we absorb the news of Francis’ death and anticipate his funeral and then the conclave gathering to elect a...
HOCKESSIN — Sanford hung around Archmere for the first half of their boys lacrosse game on April 22, but the final two minutes of the half and all of the second half belonged to the Auks. Archmere scored six...
PLEASE NOTE: This Catholic Forum interview was recorded before the passing of Pope Francis and the announcement that Blessed Carlo Acutis' canonization had been delayed until a later date.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported.
Among his last words were his thanks...