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Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alleluia! Jesus Christ is truly risen. The Christian rejoices and is glad at Easter for the marvelous sign of God’s love and mercy: the crucifixion, death, and Resurrection of our Savior and all that Our Lord promises. Pope Francis, in opening this Jubilee Year for the Universal Church, encouraged […]
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Jubilation filled the air as priests throughout the diocese congregated at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington for the annual Chrism Mass April 15. It was the first Chrism Mass to take place in the cathedral since the conclusion of renovations last year. The Chrism Mass is one of several liturgies celebrated during […]
Art
Arts
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — A new bronze sculpture installed in St. Peter's Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in need, invites visitors to reflect on the sacredness of welcoming others, especially the marginalized.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his physical strength, the Vatican press office said, but he also is increasing the number of private meetings he is holding with the heads of Vatican offices.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.
Global
By Courtney Mares
Pope Francis declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica one step closer to sainthood.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Catholic faithful do not "buy" Masses, but when a priest accepts an offering and promises to celebrate a Mass for that person's loved one or other special intention he must do so, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
Local
By Jim Hale
Following three consecutive days of cold, gray weather, Holy Week began under blue skies and sunshine at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington April 13. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord commenced outdoors, as Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the palm leaves beneath the statue of St. Thomas More, before sprinkling […]
Columns
By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
April 13 — Lk 22:14-23:56 “This is my body, which will be given for you.” These words, nestled into the heart of this weekend’s Palm Sunday readings, might not be the first to come to mind when we consider this Sunday’s rituals. Far more evocative are the waving of the palms, the cries of “hosanna […]
