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The diocesan Gabriel Project, which supports pregnant women in need, is adding three new parish teams that will launch this month. The Gabriel Project offers emotional, spiritual, material and financial support through a pregnancy helpline and parish-based volunteer “Angel” support network. The new Gabriel Project teams at Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria will be led […]
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The diocesan Office of Faith Formation and Evangelization encourages all parishes to participate in the Diocesan Rosary Congress from Oct. 7, the Feast of the Holy Rosary, to Oct. 13, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. While the structure of worship will vary by parish, common elements include exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during […]
Local
By Ann M. Augherton
VCC Executive Director Caruso details the bishops’ handbook for the upcoming election. As election season heats up, the Virginia Catholic Conference is reminding the commonwealth’s Catholics that they have an obligation to participate in political life. “We have an obligation to help shape the moral character of society for the common good,” said Jeff […]
Columns
By Sister Constance Veit
Each October the Catholic Church in the United States observes Respect Life Month as a time to focus on the protection of God’s precious gift of human life. The theme of the month varies from year to year, but it usually concentrates our attention on the issue of abortion. This year’s theme is Living Radical […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Competing notions of authority and giving certain Christian truths preeminence over others can not only derail the assembly of the Synod of Bishops but, worse, cripple the church’s ability to share Christ with the world, Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe told synod members. Speaking about authority “is a crucial element for understanding what a […]
National
By Daniel Payne
The Archdiocese of Baltimore declared bankruptcy Sept. 29, several weeks after warning it might do so in response to a looming wave of sex-abuse-related lawsuits. Archbishop William E. Lori said in a statement that “after consulting with numerous lay leaders and the clergy of the archdiocese,” he had made the decision for the archdiocese to […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Rather than hide behind a facade of faithfulness, Christians should be sincere with God even when telling him “no,” Pope Francis said. Speaking to some 20,000 visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 1, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from St. Matthew in which Jesus tells the parable of […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
ROME — Faith communities, including the Catholic Church, “will be the catalyst that decides whether (Ukrainian children) are returned” home after they were illegally taken into Russia during the war, said a U.S. scholar tracking the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children into Russia. “When faith communities act together, governments listen. Both governments that have done […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team, announced this week that he is donating $5 million to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago in honor of his late cousin, Sister Joyce Dura. Irsay, a billionaire businessman who grew up in the Chicago area, praised his cousin’s service to others during her […]
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