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WASHINGTON -- As the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 marked its 20th year Oct. 28, the Catholic congressman who wrote it -- and four other anti-trafficking laws in the intervening years -- celebrated the historic legislation that holds every nation on the globe "to account on human trafficking matters."
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of five men and four women, including four 20th-century martyrs killed in Brazil, Turkey and Italy.
VATICAN CITY -- The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must continue to spread among all Catholics and Jews, officials involved in the dialogue said.
VATICAN CITY -- Plenary or full indulgences traditionally obtained during the first week of November for the souls of the faithful in purgatory can now be gained throughout the entire month of November, the Vatican said.
This Veterans Day I recall the bravery of my mother and her dear friend as they joined the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads “Uplift Arlington: One Nation Under God” at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Oct. 28.br />br />
In union with people of goodwill throughout the Diocese of Arlington, the people of France and around the world, I express my deep sorrow and offer fervent prayers for those impacted by the terror attack at the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, this morning. My prayers are with the individuals killed and those injured, as well as their families and the larger community.
Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25.
Sister M. Lenore McAllister, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Oct. 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa.
Benedictine Sister Henry Marie Zimmermann, who served in Arlington, Bristow and the Richmond diocese, died Oct. 24 at St. Benedict Monastery in Bristow. She was 89.
