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After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order's core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
The decade-long process of updating the laws of Vatican City State is part of the Vatican's support for international commitments to protect people and safeguard vulnerable groups, who are "frequently the victims of new, odious forms of illegality," Pope Francis said.
U.S. Department of Education officials seek to learn about personalized instruction and innovation during a site visit to All Saints Catholic School in Manassas Feb. 11.
In an auditorium on Marymount University campus in Arlington, a group of immigrant students highlighted typical college student challenges but also ones that were magnified by language barriers, financial constraints and immigration "obstacles" as one student put it.
Longtime local educator William Crittenberger will become the new head of school at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington July 1.
Lent offers us a time to take stock of our lives, question our motivations, examine our relationships and pray more attentively, opening ourselves to God's actions in our lives. The ashes on our face remind us that we are not gods, we will not live forever and this life has a purpose.
Jesuit Father George V. Coyne, who led the Vatican Observatory as its director for 28 years, got his start in the field of astronomy as a young student in formation for the priesthood by secretly studying under his blanket, flashlight in hand.
Bishops from throughout the world gave high marks to Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation "Querida Amazonia," taking note of the care with which it was crafted to include the Amazon region's distinct characteristics and its message for the worldwide church.
Thousands of people joined Lambert at the second March for Life in the commonwealth's capital Feb. 13. Before the noontime rally in front of the Virginia State Capitol, many Catholics attended Mass with Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout and Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Gospel commentary: Light the fire
Who were the Pharisees? To make a long story short, the Pharisees were a reform movement within Judaism that emphasized the observance of the law of God, right down to the last letter. Essentially, the Pharisees reduced Judaism to a list of rules to keep. But the trouble with reducing religion to mere rule-keeping is that it quickly devolves into minimalism.