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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops’ conference. “The […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — No investment of money is morally neutral; “either God’s kingdom is being advanced by the assets we deploy, or it is being neglected and undermined,” said a new Vatican document. To help Catholic institutions and individuals invest in a way consistent with the values of their faith, the Pontifical Academy of Social […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Nine months after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote to the Ukrainian people expressing his admiration for their courage and commitment to their country in the face of so much death and destruction. “In this sea of evil and sorrow — 90 years after the terrible genocide of the […]
Local
Barry T. O’Hare, the father of Father Keith M. O’Hare, pastor of St. Louis Church in Alexandria, died Nov. 23 at the age 79 of surrounded by his family. O’Hare was born June 19, 1943, in Queens, N.Y. He grew up on Long Island and attended Chaminade High School and St. John’s University, where he […]
Global
By Andrew Fowler
In 1914, in the early months of World War I, Belgium suffered immense turmoil and devastation due to a massive German invasion. Tens of thousands of lives were lost, enemy forces captured more than 90 percent of Belgian territory and the Belgian government had been exiled to Le Havre, France, by mid-October of that year. […]
Columns
By Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary Nov. 27, MT 24:37-44 Each year, as Thanksgiving passes and the season of Advent begins for us in the church, our thoughts almost immediately turn to the next great holiday on the horizon: Christmas. Santa, having already made his obligatory Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance, now shows up in stores, advertisements and home […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
Brothers, fellow husbands, fellow dads, let me be straight. About this time of year, St. Joseph dealt with an angel and took his pregnant wife to Bethlehem. With a laser-like focus, inspired by the message of an angel, he left all that he knew in Nazareth and thumbed his nose at his surrounding cultural forces. […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The spiritual practice of discernment, of seeing where God is at work in one’s life and what God is calling one to do, includes examining what brings a sense of consolation and spurs one to do good, Pope Francis said. Spiritual consolation “is a profound experience of interior joy, consisting in seeing […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
With all in the Diocese of Arlington, I express profound sadness in learning of the violent and incomprehensible shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia. Together, we pray for all who died and were injured, and for strength and consolation for their family members. As we approach the celebration of Thanksgiving, we are most grateful for the precious […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has suspended the secretary-general and other top officers of Caritas Internationalis, appointing a temporary administrator to oversee improved management policies and to prepare for the election of new officers in May. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, whose second term as Caritas president was to end in May, also loses his position, […]
