Search Results
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – It was Oct. 11, 1962, and the bishop of Inchon, Korea, was walking in a procession of more than 2,200 other bishops into St. Peter’s Basilica on the opening day of the Second Vatican Council. “Every light was on in the basilica because of television,” said the bishop, ordained for the Maryknoll […]
Global
By Bridget Kelly Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Terrorist attacks on Christians in Africa, the Middle East and Asia tripled in a seven-year period, a Vatican official told a U.N. meeting. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, the Holy See’s permanent observer to U.N. offices in Geneva, told the U.N. Human Rights Council that while Christians are not the only victims, attacks […]
National
By Bill Brewer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cardinal Justin Rigali, former archbishop of St. Louis and Philadelphia who is currently in residence in Knoxville, was a priest assistant at the Second Vatican Council – a spot that essentially gave him a backstage pass. The significance wasn’t lost on the then-27-year-old Los Angeles priest, who called it a privilege to […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE – In a jubilant liturgy that highlighted the historic roots of the Baltimore Archdiocese while also looking to the future, Archbishop William E. Lori was installed as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore May 16 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. A smiling Archbishop Lori wore the same pectoral cross that belonged to Archbishop […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Even though Pope Benedict XVI will spend his retirement near Rome and then inside Vatican City, he will not play any role in the upcoming election for a new pope, and he will not interfere with the responsibilities and decision-making activities of the new pontiff, the Vatican spokesman said. Rather, the new […]
National
By Maureen Boyle
BETHESDA, Md. – Katie Ledecky will bring a gold medal home to Bethesda after winning the 800-freestyle swim race Aug. 3 at the 2012 London Olympics. The 15-year-old, the youngest U.S. Olympian this year, attends Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda and is a parishioner at the Church of the Little Flower, […]
Pope Francis
FRANCIS X. ROCCA Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – The period immediately following a pontificate is one of excited speculation, more or less loose, about the identity of the next pope. Though secrecy rules do not forbid cardinals from naming their preferences, custom and prudence effectively do. In any case, as history shows, once the […]
National
By Adam Shaw Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – The first story sounds as old as the Book of Exodus: A mother and father, fearing his annihilation by a sinister force, place their newborn son in a vessel they hope will transport him to safety. Adopted by a completely different family, he grows up to deliver many from the oppression of […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde recently created a seventh deanery for the diocese and named Father Francis M. de Rosa, pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Colonial Beach, as its dean. The parishes that form this new deanery previously were part of Deanery V. The parishes include: St. Anthony Mission, King George; St. […]
Popular
Parishes
6/18/26
Reading Time
4
minPopular
Parishes
6/18/26
Reading Time
4
min
Local
6/15/26
Reading Time
4
min