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By Lyndsey Raynor
The Summer Theatre Program of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield and Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria presents “Bye Bye Birdie” July 23-25. This classic musical takes you back to the ’60s when rock ‘n’ roll teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie is drafted into the military. Before he heads overseas, Birdie will randomly pick a girl […]
National
By Valerie Schmalz
SAN FRANCISCO – A video released July 14 appears to show a top Planned Parenthood official discussing the sale of parts of aborted babies for research, including discussing ways the abortion procedure can be altered to preserve specifically requested body parts. The nearly nine-minute edited video – filmed undercover and produced by the Center for […]
Local
By Christine Stoddard
“We can all sprinkle pixie dust and make Congress useful – or somewhat useful – but that means nothing without a paradigm shift,” said Mary Leary, a law professor at Catholic University in Washington during the morning plenary at the 2015 Conference on Human Trafficking, “Answering Pope Francis’ Call: An American Catholic Response to Modern-day […]
Local
By Christine Stoddard
Imagine being separated from your child for months or years, knowing they lived in a place with one of the highest homicide rates in the world, while you lived thousands of miles away. Such is the plight of the 17 parents who gathered at 80 N. Glebe Rd. the morning of July 8 to complete […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Does Henry Higgins hold the key to settling the same-sex marriage debate? Not quite. But in the wake of the Supreme Court decision declaring a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, it’s well worth considering what Higgins has to tell us. In “My Fair Lady,” Professor Higgins sings a song called “Why Can’t a Woman Be […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
MEXICO CITY – Bishops across Mexico expressed incredulity with the escape of the country’s most notorious inmate and said it showed the complicity of public officials with drug cartels and the depth of corruption in the country. Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman slipped out of a maximum-security prison – for the second time in […]
Arts
By Christine Stoddard
For a family-friendly spectacle that promotes the value of faith, “Peter Pan,” is presented by Herrick Entertainment and Threesixty Entertainment at Tysons Corner through Aug. 16. Directed by London’s own Thom Southerland, “Peter Pan” enchants the audience with its high-tech theater-in-the-round and energetic performances from the entire cast. The show’s first standout feature is its […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Holy See welcomed Iran’s historic nuclear deal and expressed hopes that more future breakthroughs be on the horizon on other issues. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said that “the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program is viewed in a positive light by the Holy See.” “It constitutes an important outcome […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ASUNCION, Paraguay – With almost every step Pope Francis takes on his foreign trips and with his every embrace, he pleads for dialogue and inclusion. His denunciations of a “throwaway culture” – cultures in which certain people and most material goods are deemed disposable – are passionate and well-explained in his speeches and writings. But […]
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