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Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Ukrainian families in Rome will gather May 31 before a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, to recite the rosary for peace in Ukraine and in other places at war. Pope Benedict XV had the statue placed in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major in 1918 as a sign […]
Movies
By Catholic News Service
In this rousing sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski, the first film’s protagonist, a Navy fighter pilot (Tom Cruise), is ordered by his superiors (Val Kilmer and Jon Hamm) to tread unfamiliar territory by becoming an instructor to a new generation of trainee aviators. As he tries to build a team and […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Hundreds of notable scientists have been Catholic — lay, religious and priests, according to lists compiled on Wikipedia. And of all the Catholic clergy who have made significant contributions to the world of science, more than half of them have been Jesuits. There seems to be something special about the education, spirituality […]
National
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON — The congregation at the Maritime Day Mass in Washington May 21 prayed for “safe harbor” in heaven for mariners and other seafarers who died in the last year and for the protection of “our brothers and sisters” currently plying the waters aboard vessels delivering goods to the world. Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald
When: May 26, 9 a.m. Where: Saint John Paul the Great Kosar-Karlinchak Stadium, 17700 Dominican Dr., Potomac Shores Livestream: vimeo.com/event/2057940 Baccalaureate Mass: May 24, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 12805 Valleywood Dr., Lake Ridge, 6:30 p.m. Total graduates: 164 Graduates include: Nathaniel Richard Abando, Victoria Sandra Adams, Luke Benson Adgei, Yohannes Adiamseged, Catalina Victoria Agront, […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s instruction to his local priests to withhold Holy Communion from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., because of her longstanding and public pro-abortion advocacy, was carefully considered and will be respected in the Arlington diocese, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said May 25. Speaking on “The Walk Humbly Podcast,” Bishop Burbidge […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Seeing all the violence and injustice in the world, people easily grow disillusioned and wonder about the meaning of life, but Christians must fight the temptation of weariness with faith and a passion for justice, Pope Francis said. Progress in science and technology and knowledge in general continues to advance, but “the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say “Enough!” and enact stricter laws on gun sales. At the end of his weekly general audience May 25, with […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — There is no telling when the iconic blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” will find a “place like home.” A federal judge May 23 prevented The Catholic University of America from selling the iconic costume from the 1939 movie the day before it […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
HONG KONG — A Vatican-approved Chinese bishop remains in detention more than one year after his arrest for allegedly violating the communist country’s repressive regulations on religious affairs. Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang was arrested May 21, 2021, reported ucanews.com. A day earlier, police arrested 10 priests and an unknown number of seminarians from […]
