Saturday, May 16, basically screamed, “Baseball!” Temperatures were in the low 80s, and only a few happy clouds dotted the blue skies. Saint Mark’s baseball team was scheduled to be at Frawley Stadium that afternoon, wrapping up its regular...
Three weeks after her husband died, I called the widow to see how she was doing. Sadly, the man had died shortly after the state had put a shelter-in-place restriction on most gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
CLEVELAND -- As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- When Matthew and Bethany Vogel got engaged in January 2019, they had no way to foresee the virus that would upend events worldwide in spring 2020, including their wedding.
They were scheduled to marry April 25 at...
BALTIMORE -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced it will start Phase 1 of its reopening plan May 15 at 5 p.m. local time, allowing churches to be open for private prayer and adoration. Parishes may offer the sacrament of...
Padua Academy took to the Internet to recognize its senior athletes on May 14, streaming a ceremony that featured speeches by a current senior and three alumnae, along with the announcement of various award winners.
The senior speaker, Ireland Giaquinto,...
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is used to addressing the country about steps to contain the coronavirus, but in mid-May he spoke directly to graduates of the nation's 60...
By Msgr. David F. Kelley
Pastor, St. Joseph's, Middletown
Vicar for Clergy, Diocese of Wilmington
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
The apostle Paul challenges us to be ready to explain the reason for our hope. People ask many questions of life, but I would...
VATICAN CITY -- The sad reality of people displaced within the borders of their own country, a crisis that has been ignored for far too long, is an opportunity for Christians to encounter Jesus, Pope Francis said.
"In each of...
Immaculate Conception School has been providing a Catholic education in Elkton, Md., for 93 years, but an era will end next month when the final classes and graduation are held. The past two months have been a whirlwind of...