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By Zoey Maraist
In the darkness and difficulty of the pandemic, Loren and Stewart were looking for light and understanding. So the married couple dug deeper into their Christian faith and found themselves drawn to Catholicism. This Easter, the longtime Protestants will enter the church at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge. “We feel like apprentices […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff
Father Daniel L. Mode, an Arlington diocesan priest serving in the Archdiocese for the Military Services, has been named chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard. He replaces the Rev. Thomas J. Walcott, who is retiring. Father Mode, a captain in the U.S. Navy, will assume the top Coast Guard chaplain position at a Change of […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff
Father Clarence M. “C.M.” Trinkle, who made diocesan history by becoming its first consecrated hermit in 2018, died April 4 at the age of 82.
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — In his brief visit to Malta, Pope Francis once again waded into the migration issue, reminding the country’s people of the “unusual kindness” they are known for while delicately questioning the Maltese government’s controversial policies toward migrants. During his trip April 2-3, the pope sought a balance between approach and reproach. And […]
Global
By Simon Caldwell
MANCHESTER, England — Police in England have produced national guidelines to allow priests to give last rites to Catholics dying at crime scenes. The change follows the outcry by Catholics at the denial of permission to Father Jeffrey Woolnough to pass through a police cordon and administer the sacrament of the anointing of the sick […]
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By Leslie Miller
Becoming peacemakers and healers in relationships begins with cordiality, intentional pleasantness, neighborliness and gentleness, taught St. Francis de Sales. “It may not seem impressive, but that’s the nature of little virtues,” said Oblate Father Thomas F. Dailey, keynote speaker at Live Jesus! 2022, a half-day Lenten retreat based on the spirituality of St. Francis de […]
Columns
By Fr. Will Nyce
“Behold your mother.” This was Our Lord’s final request before his death. Standing by the cross and looking to Mary, the beloved disciple was the first to receive this key to the spiritual life that Christians have employed down through the centuries: Be imitators of Christ by loving his mother. These words are perhaps the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is dedicating the 2022 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly to the importance of inviting older people to contribute to building a better world. The pope has chosen “They shall bear fruit even in old age” from the Book of Psalms (92:15) as the theme for the second world day, being celebrated July 24, 2022. The theme “intends […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Meeting members of a foundation supporting individuals with autism and their families, Pope Francis happily put on a gift of a red chef’s apron over his white cassock and gave his guests an enthusiastic “thumbs-up.” The apron was emblazoned with the name and slogan of a pizzeria near Milan run by young […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Expressing “sorrow and shame” for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis pledged to address the issue more fully when he visits Canada. “For the deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church,” the pope told Indigenous […]
