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By Victor Gaetan
At the heart of Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada July 24-29 is the pursuit of reconciliation with Indigenous people, which is just as relevant in the United States. “The ill-treatment of Indians occurred up and down the continent, in Canada and the U.S.,” said Jack Healey, founder of the Human Rights Action Center based […]
Art
By Christina Lee Knauss
WASHINGTON — An exhibit currently on display in Washington offers a moving portrait of the courage of Catholic journalists during the era of Soviet persecution in Eastern Europe, along with a potent message of faith and resistance to tyranny that has relevance in today’s world. The Embassy of Lithuania is presenting an exhibit on “The Chronicle […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ July trip to Canada was born out of his meetings with the nations’ Indigenous people and was planned around encounters with them, and if the pope’s words “have value elsewhere,” like throughout the Americas, all the better, said the director of the Vatican press office. Matteo Bruni, director of the […]
National
By James Ramos
GALVESTON, Texas — Each June, for more than 60 years, dozens of Italian Americans on Galveston Island in Texas have gathered at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Holy Family Church in Galveston to honor the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The annual event carries on a Sicilian tradition of honoring St. […]
Local
By Liz Garcia and Joseph Clem
Youth Apostles, a community of consecrated clerics and single, married and consecrated laymen seeking to inspire youths to live a Christ-like life, welcomed new commitments during a liturgy celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at St. Luke Church in McLean July 9. Sean Mazary, John Lilly, Kieran Koch, Matias Paniagua, Keith Brown, Eric Carlson and […]
Columns
By Maureen Pratt
In May and June, we celebrated all mothers and fathers, and many of us are in the blessed but challenging position of helping our parents navigate their older years, when human fragility can bring on sometimes all-encompassing vulnerability. This quasi role reversal is not exactly like becoming parents to our parents, although sometimes it might […]
Local
Mass for Multicultural Ministries celebrates the diversity of the church.
National
By Tom Tracy
For the first time in some 50 years, states have an unprecedented opportunity to explore new ways to regulate abortion services and at a time when some employer health insurance plans have already entered the fray. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling June 24 in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned the court’s […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Pope Francis has consistently expressed his closeness to the people of the country and reminded Christians on an almost weekly basis to not grow indifferent to the tragedy of war. During a July 14 meeting with members of several religious congregations, the pope warned […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Our culture loves all things new and immediate. We love the latest technology, the ease of communication and the speed of transportation. There is nothing necessarily wrong with liking or wanting these things. It does, however, sometimes blind us to other, more important things. Not everything new is better. In fact, not everything new is […]
