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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde served Thanksgiving dinner at Christ House in Alexandria Nov. 26 to more than 80 guests. All photos by Joe Cashwell for the Catholic Herald.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
NAIROBI, Kenya – The wealth of residents of the poorest neighborhoods ringing big cities around the world will never be quoted on the stock exchange, even though their wealth gives life and joy to millions of people, Pope Francis said. The pope began his day Nov. 27 in Nairobi’s Kangemi neighborhood, usually referred to as […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
The Philadelphia Police and FBI raided the 3801 Lancaster building looking for evidence of illegal prescription drugs sales, but what they found would later be described as a house of horrors. Policemen and detectives who first arrived to inspect the chaotic clinic saw clutter everywhere, missing ceiling tiles, dried blood on the floor, frozen fetal […]
Local
By Katie Scott
To meet the many challenges it faces worldwide, Catholic education must imbue the spirit of the faith into all aspects of academic life and form educators who know and share the love of Jesus. These were the themes that stood out to Sister Patricia Helene Earl, a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, […]
National
By Carol Zimmerman
WASHINGTON – Maureen Orth, a special correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine who has written about music icons, world leaders and Hollywood celebrities, tackled a completely different subject for National Geographic magazine: the Virgin Mary. For the magazine’s December cover story, “Mary the most powerful woman in the world,” Orth visited several countries and interviewed dozens […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Pope Francis ended his visit to the violence-torn Central African Republic with cries for peace and pleas for a mercy that seeks and grants forgiveness. In a country where political and ethnic rivalries also have split the population along religious lines, Pope Francis began Nov. 30 with a visit to […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AFRICA – Pope Francis told reporters he is well aware that God is a god of surprises, but he had not been prepared for what a surprise his first visit to Africa would be. Obviously tired, but equally content, Pope Francis told reporters he prayed in a mosque in Bangui, […]
Columns
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – The Christmas tree and Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square will be set up and unveiled earlier than usual this year to be ready for the opening of the Year of Mercy. In preparation for the extraordinary event, which begins Dec. 8 with the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s […]
Columns
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ calendar of Masses and prayer services for December and January are a combination of annual Advent and Christmas celebrations and added events for the beginning of the Year of Mercy. In St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass and open the […]
National
By Veronica Ambuul
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A priest who celebrates Mass every Friday morning on a sidewalk near the Planned Parenthood clinic targeted by a lone gunman Nov. 27 said the shooter’s actions were the antithesis of the pro-life cause. “We want the conversion of Planned Parenthood, not their destruction,” said Father Bill Carmody, the longtime Respect […]
