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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In a wide-ranging interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis condemned abortion, dismissed the idea that he’s preparing to resign and said he still hopes to be able to visit Russia and Ukraine in the fall. Pope Francis also told Philip Pullella, the Reuters’ Vatican correspondent, that while the Vatican’s 2018 […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, a former Vatican official, a longtime champion of the poor, a prime mover behind the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon and a “good friend” of Pope Francis, died July 4, just over a month before his 88th birthday. Pope Francis told reporters in 2013 that Cardinal Hummes […]
Global
By Barb Fraze
WASHINGTON — Congregations of women religious throughout the world can feel overwhelmed with the care needed by older sisters, but often, resources taken for granted in developed countries do not even exist in other countries. For instance, while congregations worldwide provide their older sisters with access to spiritual care, only 11 percent of nuns in […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — Tongue-in-cheek humor paces the vivid action in “Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney), the third direct sequel to the Marvel Comics-based franchise’s 2011 original. While it makes for an aesthetically satisfying extension of the saga, however, the film pushes the series’ previous boundaries in a number of ways, making it unsuitable for any […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced it has completed the sale of a property in London that is at center of a Vatican trial for 10 people, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, accused of financial malfeasance. In a statement released July 1, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, known by its Italian initials […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Despite disappointment that Pope Francis was not in Congo July 3, some 2,000 people — most of them Congolese — joined the pope for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, singing, swaying and ululating. “Let us pray for peace and reconciliation in your homeland, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so wounded and […]
Local
By Leslie Miller
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge reached out to parishioners of a Reston church over the holiday weekend, in the wake of a vandalism incident two days after the Supreme Court’s ruling June 24 overturning Roe v. Wade. Several other faith communities also expressed their support for the parish. “I was deeply saddened and concerned when I […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ of Saint John Neumann Catholic Church, I was deeply saddened and concerned when I learned of the shocking vandalism and arson that occurred on your parish campus last weekend. As you know, police are still investigating these acts of hatred in order to determine who was responsible. We know […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
The Fourth of July is traditionally celebrated with family events, picnics and fireworks. After a two-year hiatus in which these events were either canceled or curtailed due to COVID, we realized that for too long we took for granted these Independence Day celebrations—and the reason they exist. This week, reflect on why we have the freedoms that […]
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