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By Katie Scott
Carol Rickard-Brideau knows the power of a built environment to transform people’s lives. She’s stepped into some of the world’s most treasured Catholic cathedrals – with their cavernous, vaulted ceilings and intricate stained-glass windows – and, like countless others before her, felt a sense of awe. “The Catholic Church has a long tradition of using […]
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By Matthew Gambino
PHILADELPHIA – The board of trustees of Philadelphia’s St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood has called for scrapping the planned consolidation of seminary operations on one 30-acre section of the campus and instead moving its operations off campus. According to a statement released by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia June 7, the board wants to “to […]
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By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
Each year since 2012, Catholics in the United States have observed the Fortnight for Freedom in preparation for Independence Day July 4. The theme set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for this year’s fortnight is “Witnesses to Freedom.” Fourteen men and women who bear witness to freedom in Christ – one for each […]
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By Meredith Husar
The Edward Douglass White Council of the Knights of Columbus are selling olivewood “solidarity crosses” made by Christian families in Bethlehem to raise money for the organization’s Christian Refugee Relief Fund. The fund provides aid to victims of religious persecution, specifically in the Middle East. The crosses are being sold for $10 each with 100 […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde announced the highly anticipated clergy appointments June 11 ( see complete list), which includes seven new pastors and the departure of Missionhurst priests from Precious Blood Church in Culpeper after 70 years of service to the community. Father Kevin B. Walsh will become pastor of Precious Blood July 13, replacing […]
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By Meredith Husar
More than 50 people from across the country attended the three-day conference hosted by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s (SVDP) Disaster Services Division at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria. Several community and government organizations were represented at the conference, with speakers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross, Virginia […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith,” St. Paul wrote to his mentee, Timothy. The cultivated virtues that allow athletes to finish strong are the same that allowed St. Paul to stay true to God through shipwreck, imprisonment and persecution. Exercise groups within parishes give Catholics […]
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By Katie Scott
Kids and summertime go together like popsicles and a steamy-hot day, beach balls and sand, chalk and sidewalks. Children from low-income families, however, may not take for granted some of the simple pleasures of summer vacation. The priority for their parents is putting meals on the table, not purchasing boxes of chalk or inflatable balls. […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
A few weeks before Father’s Day, the world lost one of its great fathers. I first met Daniel Sullivan through my friend Anne, the seventh of his eight children. She and I were taking a road trip through New England and we stopped in Connecticut where I met her glorious Irish family – presided over […]
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