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By Zoey Maraist
St. Veronica Church in Chantilly got a sanctuary update this Easter season.
National
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — The new auxiliary bishop of the Washington Archdiocese pledged to love and serve God and God’s people during his ordination Mass. “I’d like to thank God for allowing me to answer his call and serve him and his church as a deacon, priest and now a bishop,” Auxiliary Bishop Roy Edward Campbell […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Despite the ongoing risk of terrorism, Pope Francis planned to travel to Egypt as a sign of being close to the people there, said Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman. Heightened security is part of the “new normal” in many countries, but even in the wake of the Palm Sunday attacks in Egypt, […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, a land increasingly marked by terrorist-led bloodshed, stands as part of his mission to inspire and encourage today’s actors in theaters of violence to change the script and set a new stage. Just as the pope did when he raised the curtain of the Year of Mercy […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Mercy is a true form of knowledge that allows men and women to understand the mystery of God’s love for humanity, Pope Francis said. Having experienced forgiveness, Christians have a duty to forgive others, giving a “visible sign” of God’s mercy, which “carries within it the peace of heart and the […]
Schools
By Ruth Hartung
“What is that smell?” “Where is it coming from?” “What is the occasion?” To find the answers to these questions, one needed to ask an 11th-grader. The distinctive smell of roasting lamb wound its way through the hallways of Seton School in Manassas in preparation for the annual junior class Seder meal on the […]
National
By Joseph Kenny
ST. LOUIS — More than 8,000 Catholic educators attended the April 18-20 National Catholic Educational Association Convention in St. Louis this year and many of them picked up ideas during the gathering to use in their own schools. Sister Judith Abique, a Sister of St. Paul of Chartres, plans to integrate Theology of the Body […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON — This summer’s Convocation of Catholic Leaders comes at a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is seeking how best to respond to a changing social landscape while bringing Pope Francis’ vision for a church that offers mercy and joy to the world. Called by the bishops, the historic convocation will find more […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
OK, call me crazy but am I the only one who remembers hearing repeatedly from feminists that feminism was about freeing women to make our own choices about our own lives? If we wanted to pursue high powered careers, we should be free to do that. And if we wanted to stay home and raise […]
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