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Schools
By Sophia Karako
The first five minutes of the Pixar movie “Up” consists of a series of bittersweet scenes in the life of Ellie and Carl as they grow old together, sharing the ups and downs of married life.
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
This is the story of a tree. An Eastern Cottonwood soaring 108 feet high, stretching its arms across three yards and anchoring the entire street. It was a defining feature of its St. Paul, Minn., neighborhood near Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church.
Global
By Jonah McKeown
A new study from the United Kingdom has found that among members of Gen Z in the U.K., Catholics now outnumber Anglicans 2 to 1 — part of a pattern observed across all age groups whereby participation in Catholicism has risen in recent years while Anglicanism has declined.
National
By Daniel Payne
Multiple U.S. bishops are hailing a proposed bipartisan effort to keep religious workers — including Catholic priests — in the United States by extending their special visas instead of sending them to their home countries for extended lengths of time.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Jesus loves people as they are, not based on their merit or righteousness, said the text for Pope Francis' weekly general audience.
Local
By Jim Hale
Gina Masterson was confident in teaching French to college students. But when the George Mason University adjunct professor volunteered to help with the Catholic women’s ministry at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center in 2014, she was humbled. Sometimes no one would show up. “I thought, we have to make some changes,” said Masterson. “Volunteers […]
Global
By Diego López Colín
At 103 years of age, Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is a living witness to the history of the Catholic Church. He is the world’s oldest bishop, still celebrates the Eucharist, and is one of only four surviving bishops who participated in the Second Vatican Council.
National
By Tyler Arnold
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has made what it is calling the “difficult decision” to not renew cooperative agreements with the federal government amid policy changes from President Donald Trump’s administration to cut funding from refugee programs.
Local
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass April 7 for Catholic Charities directors from around the country in the chapel of Catholic Charities USA’s Alexandria headquarters.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to get back to his old routine of meeting with top Vatican officials, the Vatican press office said.
