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By Russell Shaw
Central to the decision by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to deny Communion to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the reality of scandal. As Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington said in repeating the ban, the aim of these decisions is “to guard the faithful from scandal.” Other bishops have also cited scandal in […]
Local
By Leslie Miller
The Eucharist can be seen “as a sacrament of healing,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge as he celebrated Mass and led a procession for the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) June 19 at St. Joseph Church in Alexandria. Bishop Burbidge reflected on statements about the Eucharist by three […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Barry C. Knestout
On Wednesday, Governor Youngkin proposed two vitally important budget amendments – one to save lives, and the other to provide a lifeline to students in need. We applaud and deeply thank the Governor for his leadership in offering both of these extremely important proposals. This afternoon, one of these amendments passed and one of them […]
Global
By Jonathan Luxmoore
An elderly nun whose head was crushed with a boulder during Spain’s 1936-1939 Civil War is to be beatified as a martyr with 26 male Dominicans in Seville cathedral. “Showing an extraordinary adherence to the faith and forgiveness for their killers, these martyrs met a premature, inhuman death — they can now rejoice in the […]
Global
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — Ahead of World Refugee Day June 20, Joan Rosenhauer, executive director of Jesuit Relief Service/USA, talked about her recent visit with Ukrainian children in Romania. A former hotel in Bucharest, converted to shelter housing, holds some 300 women, children ages 2 to 18 and some elderly people. After the Russian invasion began Feb. […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Interreligious dialogue and cooperation are needed more than ever during this time when people and the planet are facing multiple threats, Pope Francis told a delegation of Buddhists from Thailand. “Sadly, on all sides we hear the cry of a wounded humanity and a broken earth,” he said. “Our task today is […]
National
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s “relative silence” over a growing number of attacks on churches, pregnancy resource centers and pro-life organizations over the abortion issue “endangers Americans even more,” said a coalition of pro-life and faith leaders. In a letter released June 16, the leaders called on the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly condemn […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs theologians who know how to transmit the truths of faith in a way that will speak to people today, help them live the faith in their daily lives and inspire them to share the Gospel with others, Pope Francis wrote. “The community needs the work of those who […]
National
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Those who have experienced a natural disaster are all too familiar with the timeline of public response. “The media, people come … then everyone pulls out,” said Sarah Hayden-Thomas, who brought a team — dubbed the “Cajun Chefs” — from Louisiana to assist western Kentucky tornado relief efforts. “But nothing’s changed” when […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — When schools close for the summer, their websites and Facebook pages often get pretty quiet too. That’s not the case for Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, established in 1913 by the Teresian Sisters. The first image on the school’s website is a map of Texas with children’s handprints and the message […]
