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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The government and people of Bangladesh have shown exemplary generosity in welcoming hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, despite great demands placed on already limited resources, Pope Francis said. Arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar Nov. 30, Pope Francis wasted no time in mentioning the plight of the refugees who […]
Columns
Before I begin, let me tell you about my Christmas homily fantasy: The pope calls me, and asks me to provide a theme to be discussed in every sermon on earth on Christmas day. He notes that Mass attendance on Christmas is the highest of the year, and he is looking for a homily that […]
National
By Kelly Sankowski
WASHINGTON — Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, spoke about the blessings that can be found in the midst of persecution. He made the comments in his homily during a Nov. 28 Chaldean Catholic memorial Mass for victims of genocide at the hands of Islamic State fighters. The Mass was celebrated at […]
Local
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — The Second Vatican Council continues to have an enduring impact on the Catholic Church and on the papacy of Pope Francis, according to the Vatican’s top diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. That gathering of bishops from around the world presented a new paradigm of a “world church — a church with a global […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
Dinner is done. Plates are flying, moods are all over the map, and you fear the onset of a siege. Lotsa fun this! You are deep in the scrum of family life. The second wind you begged for in your controlled re-entry (No. 3) mercifully has arrived, putting just enough in the sails for you […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Imagine the government ordered Ford dealers to post signs telling prospective auto buyers to check out Chevrolet or required vegan restaurants to give diners menus listing the offerings at neighborhood steakhouses as well as vegan fare — what would you say to that? More often than not, I suspect, you’d say the government had overstepped […]
Global
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — When news broke Nov. 27 of Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry, reporters descended upon the Los Angeles Catholic school Markle attended: Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School. “They’ve been scaling the walls,” Callie Webb, communication director for the school, said with slight exaggeration, but maybe not too much, of the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
YANGON, Myanmar — Christians and Buddhists are called by faith to overcome evil with goodness and violence with peace, Pope Francis said during a meeting with leaders of Myanmar’s Buddhist community. Quoting St. Francis of Assisi and Buddha, the pope insisted that in a land where the powerfully bonded pairing of religion and ethnicity […]
Art
By Nora Hamerman
Johannes Vermeer, the painter from Delft who has edged out Rembrandt as the most popular artist of the Dutch Golden Age, is the focus of an exhibit now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. In the Protestant-ruled Dutch Republic of the 1600s, Vermeer was Catholic. Does it matter?
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
To celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, several churches in the Diocese of Arlington will offer a special Mass featuring traditional music.
