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By Junno Arocho Esteves
According to the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, the pope welcomed Father Uzhunnalil at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Sept. 13.
Global
By Catholic News Service
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is bracing for a massive humanitarian crisis because of a lack of food, sanitation, medicines and even basic housing following the exodus of as many as 350,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, fleeing violence in which at least 1,000 were killed in just two weeks.
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. My mother passed away some time ago, and I wonder whether she is now in “God’s eternal embrace.” How can I be sure? She was a good mother and she dearly loved the church, but we have been taught that everyone has some imperfections and, upon death, must be sent to purgatory before they […]
Columns
By Elise Italiano
I think I was 19 years old the first time I went to Eucharistic adoration. It wasn’t regularly offered at my parish and my family never lingered after the Pange Lingua on Holy Thursday when people adore the host before it’s reposed. When the chaplain at Providence College informed us he was going to start […]
Columns
By Greg Erlandson
Watching TV images of crowds pulling down a statue of a Civil War soldier in North Carolina, I found myself thinking of a 16th-century pope named Paul IV. He was so loathed by Romans, Jews and Christians alike, that when he died, the people pulled down his statue on the Capitoline Hill, cut off […]
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge greets sisters new to the Diocese of Arlington at vespers and dinner at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More Sept. 11.
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Very few people have seen the interior of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville since the church closed June 5 for a major renovation, including a new altar and pews, according to Father Ronald S. Escalante, pastor.
Local
By Special To The Herald
Dr. Michael Anthony Creedon of Vienna died suddenly Sept. 5 at the age of 76.
Local
Knights defeat Wolves 3-2 in boys soccer match in Dumfries.
Calculating the math of mercy