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By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular goal: to elect "a worthy pastor" for the universal church.
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By Jim Hale
When the front door opens at 1 p.m., 20 people who had been patiently waiting outside stream into the art deco-style building on Royal Avenue in Front Royal. Inside the atmosphere is warm and friendly, as diocesan Catholic Charities volunteers and employees use first names to greet clients who’ve come to the Loaves and Fishes […]
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By Jim Hale
When Luis Cifuentes began searching for a university to donate to, he listened to his heart. “I had some money that I wanted to donate and started looking at American universities,” said Cifuentes. At age 92, he is physically fit, sharp, and jokes that he still works every day in retirement. “I had a lot […]
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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to taxi drivers complaining about how roadblocks have made their work even more difficult.
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the church and all of humanity need "at this difficult and complex and tormented" turning point in history.
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By Anna Donofrio
Young adults packed in wall-to-wall at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub in Alexandria to hear Father James R. Searby, parochial vicar of the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria, talk about the conclave for the monthly Alexandria Theology on Tap May 5. Father Searby gave a brief history of the conclave and described the artistic importance […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
There are seasons when life seems to press pause, and all we can do is wait.
We wait for news from the doctor. We wait for the outcome of a job interview. We wait for the results of an election or the white smoke from a Vatican chimney. We wait — and we worry.
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Seven priests in the diocese will mark special milestone ordination jubilees this year, including one, Father William B. Schardt, who celebrates 50 years as a priest.
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By Christina Capecchi
The journey from a suburban Home Depot to our new country home spanned 11 miles and three helpers, winding over the river and through the woods. In the end, three crabapple trees successfully reached their destination — their trunks, an inch wide; their potential, infinite.
