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By Daniel Payne
Few people associate McDonald’s with the season of Lent, but the fast-food chain has played a small but iconic role in Lenten history — at least in the United States.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
The date was July 12, 2000. Father James R. Gould, then pastor of St. Raymond of Peñafort Church in Springfield, walked into a packed Whitlow’s on Wilson in Arlington. More than 250 young adults greeted Father Gould enthusiastically. The first diocesan Theology on Tap had begun. Father Gould told the story of the ministry’s origins […]
National
Oscar J. Reyes, a native of Honduras and longtime editor of El Pregonero, died March 12. He was 88.
National
By Kate Quiñones
The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland is hosting the first-ever Eucharistic Congress for the Catholic Deaf community this spring.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
The annual Women’s Conference at St. Joseph Church in Herndon began in an unconventional way — with a little bit of stretching. Sister Mary Elizabeth Albers, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, led the 600 women in an interactive exercise of “This or That” at the beginning of […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis no longer needs the "noninvasive mechanical ventilation" he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing "crisis" Feb. 28, his doctors reported in a bulletin released by the Vatican press office March 19.
Art
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an upcoming exhibit at the Vatican.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Change can be frightening, but the Holy Spirit encourages the faithful to face their fears, follow Jesus' light and be "born again," Pope Francis said in a prepared text.
Global
By Carol Glatz
ROME — Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter's Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint's underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to learn more about the world's largest church and even have a go at restoring it — virtually, that is, and in the 3-D blocky world of Minecraft.
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