VATICAN CITY -- A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met with Pope Francis and spoke with him about their work in promoting social justice.
The players association said the group...
VATICAN CITY -- Young people today should not waste their lives dreaming of obtaining trivial things that provide only a fleeting moment of joy but aspire to the greatness God wants for them, Pope Francis said.
Celebrating Mass on the...
How many of you, when asked, "How are you doing?", have replied, "I'm just waiting for this year to end"?
We have experienced in 2020 a pandemic like none we have ever seen, political turmoil like none we have ever...
Resting in the miracle
The doctor placed you upon me,
Skin on skin, warm but cold.
She said skin would bond us.
She said you would know it was me.
We lay there, shivering in exhilaration
As they spread a blanket over us.
All that waiting...
WASHINGTON -- When Father John Fields received an email from the University of Pennsylvania Aug. 28 asking him if he wanted to participate in the third and final phase of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trial, he answered "yes" immediately.
"I did...
The final week of the regular season has arrived for all sports except football, and there are still lots of big contests on tap. Whether teams are making a state tournament push or not, they are happy to have...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The internationally acclaimed Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibition with its 34 life-size reproductions is designed to give visitors a closer look at the frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the chapel at the Vatican than if they...
As I paged through the news on my computer, I realized I had run through a hundred postings within an hour that touched on the election, the pandemic, protest marches, the progress of vaccines, global conflicts, sports and ways...
WILMINGTON — After an impressive second half the included overcoming a 14-point deficit to forge a tie at Conrad, the St. Elizabeth football team was left crestfallen when Ja’Teir Berkley-Osborne took an interception 31 yards for a touchdown with...
CLAYMONT — Archmere continued its pursuit of a Division II football state tournament berth with a 54-0 win over the Charter School of Wilmington on a sunny Nov. 21 afternoon. Seven different Auks scored touchdowns against the overwhelmed Force...