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By Isabella Ubillus
In honor of Religious Freedom Week June 22-29, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a special Mass for Religious Liberty at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 26.
Pope Leo XIV
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series “The Chosen,” greeted Pope Leo XIV at the end of Wednesday’s general audience June 25 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
Local
By Anna Donofrio and Isabella Ubillus
As a record-breaking heat wave ripped across the East Coast, not even the 100-degree highs could stifle the enthusiasm of hundreds of teen WorkCampers. More than 1,300 teens, adult volunteers, contractors, parish priests and WorkCamp staff congregated in the Shenandoah Valley June 21-27 to work on projects that will make residents’ homes “warmer, safer and […]
Global
By Souhail Lawand
In a scene marked by deep sorrow and righteous anger, churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, June 22. The attack claimed the lives of 25 people and left dozens injured.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — A bishop is a man of deep faith who is filled with hope and stays close to his people, Pope Leo XIV said.
National
By Tessa Gervasini
Sisters from 60 congregations gathered in Washington June 24 to urge lawmakers not to cut government programs that support immigrants and people with low incomes.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — When facing despair, exclusion and disappointment, do not be afraid to turn to Jesus and pray for the healing power of his love, Pope Leo XIV said. “A very widespread ailment of our time is the fatigue of living: reality seems to us to be too complex, burdensome, difficult to face,” he […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Do not be afraid to grapple with your innermost thoughts, feelings and problems so that your heart can be filled with God and his compassion, Pope Leo XIV told seminarians. Also remember to listen to the “voices” of nature, music, poetry, the humanities and the cries of the poor, the oppressed and […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Today, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington celebrates the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. As we thank God for our deliverance from the injustice of Roe, we also recommit ourselves through sincere prayer and peaceful action to advocacy for the human right to life in Virginia […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The huge economic divide between rich and poor today is unacceptable with so much wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, Pope Leo XIV said.
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