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By Diego López Colín
In response to the devastation caused by the recent storms and hurricanes in the country, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference called for solidarity to “provide generous aid to those affected, especially the poorest and most vulnerable.” “In these difficult times we call for unity and fraternity among all Mexicans,” the bishops said in an Oct. 25 […]
Parishes
Holy Family Catholic School in Dale City hosted its fifth annual Cultural Awareness Celebration Oct. 24. The evening opened with four students of Filipino, Ukrainian, Puerto Rican and Ghanaian heritage leading a prayer in their native languages. With 25 countries represented, a parade of nations followed with individuals wearing beautiful, ornate outfits from various cultures. […]
Global
By Jonah McKeown
New data from the Vatican shows that Africa added the greatest number of Catholics in 2021 out of all the continents. It also showed that all the continents registered at least a modest increase in the number of Catholics in 2021 — except for Europe, which continued a yearslong decline. The annual report, released Oct. […]
Global
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting Oct. 27. At the end of his general audience Oct. 18, Pope Francis said it will be “a day of penance to which I invite sisters and brothers of the various Christian denominations, those belonging […]
Global
By Marinella Bandini
Catholic couple Hussam Abu Sini and Chiara Pezzulich hadn’t planned to baptize their baby girl so soon, but the war between Israel and Hamas changed everything. The family lives in Haifa, 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from Lebanon. Hussam, an Arab-Israeli, was born in Nazareth and studied medicine in Italy, where he met his wife. […]
Global
By Nicolás de Cárdenas
The Archdiocese of Seville will celebrate the beatification of 20 martyrs of the systematic religious persecution carried out during the 1936–39 Spanish Civil War Nov. 18. The 20 martyrs to be beatified in the Seville cathedral by the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, include 10 priests, one seminarian […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Since the Gospel message touches every aspect of a person’s life, it must be proclaimed in a way people can understand, Pope Francis said. At his weekly general audience Oct. 25, the pope looked at the lives of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, two brothers from ninth-century Greece who became missionaries in central […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Maria Antonia de Paz Figueroa, an 18th-century consecrated lay woman from Argentina. The Vatican press office said the pope signed the decree, which clears the way for her canonization, during an audience Oct. 24 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of […]
Local
By Ana Lucia Batista
Nearly 1,000 people gathered for RALLY at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington Oct. 22 to pray, learn, and celebrate the Catholic faith. With more than 800 teens in attendance, the annual event drew the largest crowd ever. The goal is to energize teenagers in their faith lives.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the need to de-escalate violence in the region. “I renew my appeal for spaces to be opened, for humanitarian aid to continue to arrive, and for the […]
