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Schools

St. Louis School hosts a “Wax Museum”

By Anna Donofrio
Entering the gym at St. Louis School in Alexandria, one might have mistaken it for a museum. Some 53 fifth graders lined the walls of the gym, dressed as though they had stepped out of a history book. At their feet were laminated “buttons” that read, “Press here to see me come to life!” With […]
Local

Fredericksburg woman begins new life as a cloistered nun

By Jim Hale
When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.  “Like when she was a little girl and told me that she wanted to be a fairy, a butterfly, and even Dora the Explorer,” said Robert Atkinson. “However, as time went on, I […]
Global

Takeaways from the Jubilee of the World of Communications

By Mary Brodeur
Of the many public events taking place in Rome throughout this Holy Year, I had the privilege of attending the first major weekend of the year: the Jubilee of the World of Communications.
Global

Higher mission: Military, police recommit to faith during Jubilee

By Cindy Wooden
ROME — A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6 have traveled the world on the orders of superiors, but no one ordered them to make this trip and that made a huge difference, they said.
Bishop's Columns

Love and marriage as signs of hope

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we make our way through the winter season, feeling the weariness of chilly days but also the light that increases day by day, we pause each February to mark Valentine’s Day and to celebrate love.
Pope Francis

Pope Francis to U.S. bishops: Dignity of migrants comes first

By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States Feb. 11 about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, urging Catholics to consider the justness of laws and policies in light of the dignity and rights of people.
Pope Francis

Pope: Vocation of military and police is to defend life, peace, justice

By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing other people as enemies and instead dedicate their lives to defending life, peace and justice. “Be vigilant lest you be poisoned by propaganda that instills hatred (and) divides the world into […]

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