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Some 55 of a collection of 560 creches reside in the Arlington home of collector Jim Govan.
This past semester at seminary I took an elective on the Book of Psalms. Instead of going through the book from beginning to end, we have been going through the psalms as they appear in the four-week cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours.
There is something funny about being new to Rome; “new” is certainly not the word one would use to describe this city. The patrimony of the church has belonged to me and my family for generations; it has been here all my life and then far, far longer. My home state of Virginia is the oldest one in the United States, and yet, the most venerable traditions and historic buildings in the Old Dominion are as nothing next to the antiquity of Rome.
Bishop Burbidge praised the medical practice for embodying the Catholic faith.
Starting the Italian Filipino community's "Simbang Gabi," a novena of nighttime or pre-dawn Masses in preparation for Christmas, the pope praised the community for not only keeping their faith alive, but for enlivening the faith of the parishes they frequent.
Pope Francis blessed hundreds of figurines of the baby Jesus — ranging from tiny plastic figures to life-sized statues — and encouraged children to make sure they have Nativity scenes at home.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas Dec. 12. Afterward, the community celebrated with Mariachi music, traditional Mexican dances and a portrayal of the apparition of the Virgin Mary to St. Juan Diego.
The saints are "the true light of the church," so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration, a scrupulous investigation is required, Pope Francis said.
Sacred Heart Catholic School in Jersey City remained closed Dec. 11, the day after gun battle involving two men around a kosher supermarket across the street from the school.
