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During their spring general assembly, the bishops approved the production of a short letter "to inspire prayer and action regarding public life" and a short video and other resources that would apply the teaching of Pope Francis to contemporary issues.
"As a publisher, Bishop Kicanas had the highest respect for the newspaper. He left editors alone to edit and publish the important news of the day, and he supported the paper full throat with columns in English and Spanish."
The U.S. bishops June 13 decried U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision that asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence cannot find protection in the United States.
Asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence need not apply for protection in the United States, said the country's top law enforcement official at a June 11 news conference explaining why he reversed an immigration court's decision that granted asylum to a Salvadoran woman who said she had been abused by her husband.
Arriving on his second visit to Chile, Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta said his mission to the country is a sign of Pope Francis' closeness to the local church following devastating reports of sexual abuse and cover-ups by members of the clergy.
The Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria will host its first Saints Peter and Paul Conference June 30 with Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, of the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
Father J.D. Jaffe, diocesan vocations director, has been named pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, effective Sept.1.br />
The Office of Youth, Campus, and Young Adult ministries has announced a new opportunity for diocesan employees to work toward a master’s in catechetics and evangelization without breaking the bank.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge welcomed the 67 confirmation candidates and their sponsors to the Mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton along with their families and friends.
The annual Mass for Multicultural Communities will be celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd., Reston, June 22.
