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By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University last year stripped from a building the name of one of its past presidents, a priest who authorized the sale of 272 women, children and men – slaves sold to save the university from financial ruin in 1838. In a historic change of fortune, current university President John J. DeGioia announced […]
National
WASHINGTON – Ads appearing around the country “calling for taxpayer funding of abortion in the name of the Catholic faith” are “deceptive,” “extreme” and promote “abortion as if it were a social good,” said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. The abortion advocacy organization Catholics for Choice placed full-page ads Sept. 12 in the print […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Though generally renowned for Gregorian chant, curating libraries and offering quiet retreats, some Benedictine monks also brew beer, run farms or play electric guitar, like Abbot Primate Nokter Wolf. Ending his third and final term as leader of the confederation of Benedictine monasteries, the 76-year-old German monk also plays in a rock […]
Theater
By Stacy Rausch
The year is 1849, it is a dark and stormy night and you are taking a tour of an insane asylum where Edgar Allan Poe is a resident. As you tour the asylum, you will try to unlock the madness that has befallen Poe after the death of his beloved wife, Virginia. Through the 4th […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In a brief outdoor ceremony, Pope Francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to 16-year-old Giuseppe Chiolo, who had come to the Vatican by ambulance from Florence. Chiolo, who is being treated in the oncology ward of a Florence hospital, had written to Pope Francis with a request to meet him. The teenager […]
Local
By Natalie J. Plumb
I felt as if I were panting. The next water station was far off. My feet throbbed as each step clunked on the pavement, inching closer to our destination: “home.” My thoughts were fuzzy and the line to get enough coffee to stifle my headache would’ve taken hours. Newfound friends and I walked in silence, almost […]
Schools
By Connor Bergeron
Catholic convert, Matt Fradd, breaks down the myths about pornography at Bishop O'Connell High School.
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Christendom College in Front Royal publicly launched a comprehensive $40 million campaign Sept. 9, the most ambitious fundraising effort in its history. The initiative will help build the new Christ the King Chapel, double the endowment, and assist with the annual fund. The campaign, titled “A Call to Greatness,” was rolled out during a special […]
Schools
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
After spending 16 years as chaplain at George Mason University in Fairfax, Father Peter Nassetta went from a place he knew so well to not having an office or a place to live for his first two weeks as chaplain at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Despite a lack of office and residence due to […]
Schools
By Connor Bergeron
The new chaplain of Catholic Campus Ministry at George Mason University invests his efforts into building friendships.
