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WASHINGTON — The qualities embodied in Pope Francis' papacy that led to the coinage of the term "Francis Factor" to define them still exist, according to participants on a panel during a March 18 dialogue.
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to look at two bills on the immigration front March 18, both seeking a path toward citizenship for two groups: younger unauthorized immigrants called "Dreamers" and a second one to help migrant farmworkers become citizens.
RICHMOND — Rachel and Mara Snyder, and Madeline "Maddie" Mullin are part of history, becoming part of the inaugural group of young women to become Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America.
VATICAN CITY — Psalm 148 is a cosmic hymn of praise to God who created the sun and moon and stars and "assigned them their station forever, set an order that will never change."
Knock knock. I heard some movement inside the apartment. A small elderly woman’s face peeked through the window, then pulled the door open. “Oh, Peter. I wasn’t expecting you to come today, but please come in.” She immediately ran over to grab some holy water and her Bible and brought them to the small table where we sat.
One of the most inspiring and beautiful ceremonies we can witness as Catholics is the ordination of a priest or deacon. You see men in the prime of their lives, lying prostrate in front of the altar in humility to ask the intercession of the angels and saints. The bishop, through the Laying on of Hands and the Prayer of Ordination, invokes the Holy Spirit on each man to ordain him, imprinting a new sacramental character on his soul, and setting him apart as a minister of Jesus Christ.
Our journey begins in the dark, before the first rays of the sun bring light and warmth to the city and, no less significantly, before any coffee has been consumed. No one speaks, but the gentle “click’”of rosary beads reveals the internal prayer taking place amid the external silence. Winding through the dark, narrow streets of Rome, I find myself surrounded by unfamiliar buildings and am grateful that someone knows the way. We round a corner and arrive at a dimly lit, half-full church that is centuries old. A bell rings and Mass begins. One journey ends, another continues.
In 2016, Alejandro and Emeli Avalos set out from El Salvador to join their mom in the United States. She had left them with her mother and sister when Alejandro was 5 and Emeli was 4 to earn money for their education, but when they became teenagers, gang members tried to give Alejandro a phone to be a drug lookout; they took notice of Emeli as well.
Redevelopment is coming to an Arlington parish and an Alexandria school.
Archbishop William E. Lori reflects on Baltimore's rich history, attractions for Virginia Catholics during a recent visit to Arlington.
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