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By Meghan Bartlett
Heaven Nartey has been drawing since she was 3. “I always had a passion for it,” she said. “I like to draw and paint and do anything artistic.” She thinks she started drawing to follow the example of her older sister, Nhyira, whose name means “blessing” in Ghana, where her parents are from. Heaven was […]
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By Leslie Miller
On the morning of March 16, Father Francis J. Peffley posted a photo on his Facebook page showing the odometer of his 13-year-old maroon Acura MDX rolling over to 400,000 miles. He’d been anticipating the moment for months, posting photos showing his mileage climbing to 370,000, 380,000, 390,000. The fact that the car he bought […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — At Catholic college and university graduation ceremonies across the country, speakers praised students for lessons learned during these past four years that had nothing to do with classes, projects or late-night study sessions, but instead with how they adapted to their workload during the coronavirus pandemic. At Loyola University Chicago, Jo Ann Rooney, […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church needs to strive continually to make sure it is focusing on the essentials of Christian faith — Jesus and charity — and not “get lost in so many secondary things,” Pope Francis said. St. Charles de Foucauld, who was canonized May 15, is a great model to follow in […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis praised the way people have faced the trials and losses in their lives with a firmness of faith in God’s promises and love. “We have all known people like this. We have been impressed by their cry, but we have also stood in admiration at the firmness of their faith […]
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By Leslie Miller
Kevin Orellana’s family came to the United States from El Salvador five years ago when he was 13 — around the age gangs start recruiting young boys. “There is a lot of violence. Several close friends and neighbors were killed,” said Orellana, a senior at Seton School in Manassas. “We were fleeing from that. My […]
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Schools
By Leslie Miller
Sergio Buendia is trying to be the best version of himself that he can be. And that means exploring new ideas, sharing and connecting with all kinds of people. “It’s just part of me, it’s what I do,” said the senior at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. “I try to understand them and learn […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE — Holiness is possible, and the Catholic Church provides the tools for attaining it. That was the theme of an address delivered May 15 by Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. The evening talk, which was preceded by a […]
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
Nelsa Tiemtoré appreciated the supportive school community, and helped her fellow students give back.
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
Travis Perry dove into sports, academics and faith during his four years.
