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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Ken Hackett, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, said he was advised early on that diplomacy with the Vatican was about relationships, not transactions. “You have no oil to sell, no rockets, no guns, no grass seed. You are not selling anything,” he said. Instead, you must “develop workable relationships with the […]
Pope Francis
By Robert Duncan
VATICAN CITY — With most of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic removed, Pope Francis is scheduled to return to a full slate of public liturgies in December and January. Pope Francis is scheduled to resume joining the public to pay homage to Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception on her feast, Dec. […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — After postponing his trip last July, Pope Francis has rescheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 5 his trip to Congo and his ecumenical visit to South Sudan, the Vatican announced. With the pope’s mobility still impaired, the new schedule for the trip has been trimmed slightly from what was planned in July, according to […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following what police believe is the killing of a retired priest and possibly a church worker in the archdiocese. “The horror of the events that have unfolded here in Covington is beyond shocking,” wrote Archbishop […]
Arts
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Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
We have heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” How true this is, gazing at the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who we remember on her feast day Dec. 12. This miraculous image was given by God to the people of Mexico at a time they desperately needed to know Jesus. […]
Parishes
Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church in Annandale celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.
National
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON — Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees reiterated the bishops’ “firm opposition” to the “misnamed” measure legalizing same-sex marriage. In a Nov. 23 joint letter to all members of Congress, the chairmen said they were […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON — Saying they are outraged by growing “antisemitic rhetoric” across the country, members of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs urged Christians to decry hate-filled statements and violence aimed at Jewish individuals, homes and institutions. Committee members also denounced “any rhetoric which seeks to demonize or dehumanize the Jewish people or […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — A daily examination of conscience is an important tool for recognizing where God is at work in one’s life and where “the evil spirit” tries to lead one astray, Pope Francis said. “Learn to read in the book of our hearts what has happened during the day. Do it. Just two minutes, […]
