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By Catholic News Service
PHOENIX – Baseball legend and popular sports broadcaster Joe Garagiola, who died March 23 at age 90, recounted in a Catholic News Service interview 20 years ago how St. Peter Mission School in the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix claimed his heart. A few years earlier, he said, when he stepped into “the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden and Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Easter is a feast of hope, a celebration of God’s mercy and a call to pray for and assist all who suffer, Pope Francis said before giving his solemn blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world). The risen Jesus “makes us sharers of his immortal life and enables us […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
When her husband unexpectedly died of a stroke, Jane White turned to her parish bereavement group for support. “It helped me a lot to go that first time, to cry openly and have people understand why I was crying,” she said. The bereavement group, from St. Timothy Church in Chantilly, meditated on the seven sorrows […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
Over the course of the 2016 session, the Virginia General Assembly considered more than 2,100 bills and passed a $105 billion budget in 59 days. Throughout the session, the Virginia Catholic Conference met with legislators, testified at countless hearings and spread updates and alerts on social media. The VCC joined Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde […]
Schools
By Grant Tabler
Through the month of March, the chapel at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries is full every Thursday after school with students and teachers preparing to consecrate themselves to Jesus through Mary. The “33 Days to Morning Glory” Marian consecration is a tradition started several years ago and is led by […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
ROME – In a moving gesture of brotherhood and peace, Pope Francis washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts. Gestures, like Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, “speak louder than words,” he said during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 24. Coming together, he added, is another […]
Global
By Jonathan Luxmoore
OXFORD, England – A Catholic priest who ministered to survivors of the attacks at Brussels airport said he was struck by the “profound humanity” shown by those caught up in the situation. “I’ve heard so many stories, including testimonies from those who were 15 yards away when the bombs exploded, and who were blown off […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – During oral arguments March 23 at the Supreme Court, attorneys on both sides of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement examined how the mandate either violates or strikes a balance with religious freedom. Lawyers representing the seven groups of plaintiffs said the federal government’s so-called accommodation for religious employers to arrange for a […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME – Walking in a crowded Rome neighborhood with his prayer beads wrapped around one hand, Hassan said, “You must write: Big thanks to the pope because he helps my kids – really.” Hassan and his family, who are Muslim, are being hosted by a Catholic parish in Rome. Out of concern for their safety, […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has named Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda to head the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. His appointment was announced in Washington March 24 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Coadjutor archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, since 2013, Archbishop Hebda has been apostolic administrator of the Minnesota […]
