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By Junno Arocho Esteves
MORELIA, Mexico – Excitement turned potentially dangerous and elicited an angry snap from Pope Francis at a meeting with young people in Morelia Feb. 16. As the 79-year-old pope made his way to greet a boy in a wheelchair, one of the many pilgrims behind the boy pulled the pope’s arm, causing him to fall […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
While many couples were out on Valentine’s Day dates Sunday night, a large group gathered at St. Ann Church in Arlington for a special musical performance. Under the dimmed lights of the sanctuary, the St. Patrick’s Family Players performed the musical cantata “Resurrection,” by Bryan Jeffery Leech.
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By Cindy Wooden
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – At the border of Mexico and the United States, Pope Francis blessed a large cross in memory of all the people who have crossed the frontier. The pope said nothing Feb. 17, but he clasped his hands tightly in prayer and bowed his head in silent prayer. He left a bunch […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO – As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one’s country is un-Christian. Holding his customary in-flight news conference Feb. 17 after a six-day trip that ended at the Mexico-U.S. border, Pope Francis […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Family Promise of Shenandoah County is the 200th affiliate of a national nonprofit that helps low-income and homeless families achieve independence through support from faith-based communities. Host churches house a homeless family for a week at a time four times a year, and St. John Bosco was the first to open its doors last week.
Global
By David Agren
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer safe shelter and passage that their actions and inhospitable attitudes were bringing about dishonor and self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they “lost their sensitivity to pain.” Recalling […]
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By Michael Brown
BOISE, Idaho – Most people know chef Lou Aaron for his culinary mastery, including the Idaho Ice Cream Potato that draws crowds to his Westside Drive-in, a nationally recognized establishment given five stars on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.” What most don’t know is that Aaron’s Catholic faith is a key ingredient in […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – While the outstanding films of the year just past covered a wide range of traditional genres, from sci-fi adventures to sports stories, fact-based titles predominated to a notable degree. A musical biopic, a Cold War spy duel, the tale of canny investors who managed to profit from a worldwide economic downturn: All […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
St. Isidore of Seville sometimes is called the patron saint of computers and the Internet. The fourth-century Spanish saint wrote numerous books, including an encyclopedia, a dictionary and rules for religious orders. St. Isidore probably wouldn’t know what to make of the computer lab at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Vienna and the […]
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By Mike Flach
Seven men took one step closer to the permanent diaconate Feb. 13 when they were installed as lectors at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Each man knelt in front of Bishop Paul S. Loverde and placed their hands on the Bible. The bishop then instructed them to “take this book of holy […]
