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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer “warfare,” but has become “terrorism.” “Please, let’s move toward peace. Pray for peace,” the pope said. “May the Lord help us to not keep going to the point of killing everyone.” At […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
Catholic Distance University, which offers fully online theology degrees, is changing its name in January to Catholic International University as it plans to offer more degree options and expand further into Latin America and Italy. The name change is meant “to adjust to the new technologies and the reality of our university that is going […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — A person hearing God’s call to follow him does not mean that person then belongs to a special or privileged clique of the perfect or the “elected,” Pope Francis said. “The call is never a privilege. We cannot say that we are privileged over others,” the pope said Nov. 22 at his […]
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Schools
Diocesan schools in the Arlington diocese have service projects and fundraisers aplenty to mark this Thanksgiving. St. Leo the Great School, Fairfax: First graders at St. Leo the Great School filled “blessing bags” Nov. 20. They were filled with items such as travel toiletries, socks, handwarmers, tissues and snacks for those in need. Third graders […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — A Catholic pilgrimage, especially a pilgrimage to Marian shrines, should help people grow in their commitment to be missionary disciples, Pope Francis said. Meeting pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Ozamiz, Philippines, Nov. 17, the pope said their visits to shrines in Europe dedicated to Mary should remind them that “being followers of […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are called to address by putting their God-given capacity for charity and love into action, Pope Francis said. The poor, whether “the oppressed, fatigued, marginalized, victims of war,” migrants, the hungry, those without work or left without hope, “are […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — On the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi setting up the first Nativity scene, the creche in St. Peter’s Square in 2023 will come from the Diocese of Rieti, Italy, and pay tribute to the scene set up in the diocese in 1223. St. Francis’ Nativity scene in a cave in […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
With the National Eucharistic Congress just eight months away, the U.S. bishops announced that scholarships and single-day and weekend passes will be available to make it possible for more Catholics to attend the event to be held next July in Indianapolis. As many as 80,000 Catholics are expected to attend the event from July 17–21, […]
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered Nov. 13-16 for their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. The bishops began their plenary with a Mass for Peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with an afternoon of regional meetings. The public sessions of the assembly began […]
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