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The St. Paul VI Catholic High School community is mourning the drowning death of Paul VI alumnus Danny Sumner, 37, and his son, Donovan, 6, who were on a fishing trip in Spotsylvania County March 22.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula, made an unexpected appearance to greet the crowd.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church is a new and reconciled humanity thanks to the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is the source of communion, harmony, and fraternity, Pope Francis wrote.
Columns
By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Jn 8:1–11 Jesus looks up at the crowd who wants to stone the woman caught in adultery, and he says, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” The word for sin in the Bible (“hamartia” in Greek) comes from archery, and it means “to […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
Theodore McCarrick, the disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of Washington who spent decades moving in the highest circles in the church and was later found guilty in a Vatican investigation of sexually abusing minors and adults, died April 3 at age 94.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his blessing, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Even when a person seems totally lost and unable to find a way back to God, the Lord is already looking for him or her, said the text for Pope Francis' weekly general audience.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Technology should be used to improve people's lives and to connect people as members of one human family, Pope Francis said.
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National
By Jim Hale
With the looming threat of an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine the right to abortion, thousands of pro-life supporters rallied in Richmond to defend the lives of unborn children at the Virginia March for Life April 2. “When we show up to witness for life we cannot be ignored,” said speaker Erin […]
Local
By Kathleen Goss
Trevor Williams, Washington Nationals pitcher and father of five, pitched points on balancing his role in professional sports with his vocation as a husband and father to the 60 men gathered March 29 at the Fierce Fatherhood conference at St. Rita Church in Alexandria. “What if we had dad stats or like, dad cards. How […]
