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By Catholic News Service
CHOSICA, Peru – An American member of the Congregation of Holy Cross was named an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Chosica. Bishop-designate Arthur J. Colgan, 68, a native of Dorchester, Mass., has served as vicar general of the diocese since 2010. The appointment was announced at the Vatican Oct. 13. “As I pray about […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, made his first visit to a national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pope he served as personal secretary for nearly 27 years. The cardinal consecrated the main altar at the St. John Paul II National Shrine during an Oct. 2 Mass of dedication. The work of […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the family said what surprised them most about their first synod in Rome was reading inaccurate media coverage of the closed-door proceedings, the diversity of problems families face around the world and the synod fathers’ great concern and compassion for the family. Even though […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden and Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – The first week of the Synod of Bishops on the family ended with near unanimous calls to be more positive in describing family life today and to show more appreciation for Catholic families living close to the church’s ideals. But there were also widespread questions among synod participants about the work they […]
Local
By Christine Stoddard
It was a summer day in Bogotá, Colombia, when Katharine Britton of Fredericksburg witnessed a young woman sobbing as she boarded a taxi in Teusaquillo, a neighborhood famous for its prevalence of abortion clinics. “She was probably crying because she just had an abortion,” said Britton, the Latin American outreach director for 40 Days for […]
Local
By Mike Flach
The departure of Father Mark S. Mealey from the Arlington Diocese in early October to begin a special project for the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales left a void across various leadership positions. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde filled that void last week when he announced a series of key clergy appointments that included: […]
Local
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde was presented a 2015 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award by the National Catholic Educational Association at the Seton Awards Gala in Washington Oct. 5. The Seton Award is presented annually to individuals and organizations whose support and service assists Catholic education. In addition, award recipients have a scholarship presented in […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I am 87 years old, a Catholic all my life, and I have been diagnosed with dementia. My memory is terrible; my wife has to identify even relatives for me by name. How should I handle this problem in confession with a priest? Should I tell him my problem first? I have always used […]
National
By Christine Stoddard
Mysterious bruises. Unexplained injuries. Social withdrawal and depression. These are some of the domestic violence warning signs listed in “Women Healing the Wounds,” the National Council of Catholic Women’s new 52-page resource guide on intimate partner abuse released in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “In the Catholic Church, we celebrate Respect Life in the […]
Local
By Pauline Hovey
A child’s laughter floats down the hallway of a once unoccupied wing of a Catholic health care facility in El Paso, Texas. Only yesterday this 5-year-old boy clung to his mother’s leg, eyes downcast, unable to respond to my request for his name. Many of the children arrive here at the Loretto-Nazareth Hospitality Site fearful, […]
