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Catholic groups that minister to migrants and refugees are expressing concern over President Donald Trump's order to revoke the parole program that allows legal migrants from several Latin American and Caribbean countries to connect with sponsoring family members and...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s High School students and some of their friends returned to the school auditorium on March 22 for the 38th annual Blue Gold Fashion Show. The much-anticipated event featured local fashions and styles modeled by Saint...
ROME -- For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day. "For the first time I saw tears in the eyes of some of the people around him," Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the coordinator of...
VATICAN CITY -- Even though its focus was mainly scientific, a Vatican-sponsored conference on aging and longevity could not ignore the ongoing convalescence of 88-year-old Pope Francis. The pope returned to the Vatican March 23 after more than five weeks...
WILMINGTON – Delcastle got up on Saint Mark's early in the first set, and the Cougars kept the Spartans at bay in a 3-0 sweep in the season opener for both teams on March 24 at Delcastle. Set scores...
ROME -- The canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik -- a prominent artist and former Jesuit accused of spiritually and sexually abusing women for decades -- is being prepared, the Vatican's doctrinal chief said. The Dicastery for the Doctrine...
More than 70 years ago, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen began his television ministry in the United States and became a popular international preacher bringing humor, common sense and faith to the masses. Although it seems like a lifetime ago,...
Happy Annunciation! It's a feast that's often overshadowed by the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception, but it is truly the most important "Mary" day of all -- the day when she said yes to God's will. Take Mary's acceptance...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Jean Margaret McDevitt, 80, died in Assisi House on Friday, March 21. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 59 years. Sister Jean Margaret was born in Philadelphia...
Spring sports open this week with the weather not feeling very spring-like. That won’t stop the girls’ high school teams in the Diocese of Wilmington from competing in the busiest part of the scholastic athletic calendar. Softball and one soccer...