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By Doreen Abi Raad
BEIRUT – When a man dressed head-to-toe in black entered the room where Father Jacques Mourad was being held by the Islamic State, the Syriac Catholic priest thought his time to become a martyr had come. “That moment was really intense and difficult,” he recalled. It was eight days after Father Mourad’s May abduction by […]
National
By Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE – The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said he was disturbed by calls from federal and state officials for an end to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. “These refugees are fleeing terror themselves – violence like we have witnessed in Paris,” said Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
The door to Deacon David Conroy’s office at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale is covered with yellow sticky-notes and cut-out leaves posted by students with mostly inside and cryptic jokes shared by student and professor. “I’m getting nervous,” said one, and “1 2 3 pumpkin,” was another. Others are more personal. “We love you,” […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde encouraged diocesan catechists to be men and women of prayer, to strengthen themselves with the sacraments and to live as joyful and faithful disciples of Christ. “What a privilege and responsibility you have in passing on the faith,” the bishop said. He recognized that the work of catechists can be […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
The inability of parties to America’s culture war to communicate meaningfully with one another on issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and assisted suicide is a disturbing fact of national life today. One observer remarks that the two sides seem to be living in “different moral universes.” But that isn’t new. The problem is the same […]
National
By Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE – The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography, and an updated revision of a quadrennial statement on the intersection of Catholic teaching in the political arena as part of their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore. The votes were made during the public portion of the meeting, which ran Nov. 16-17. […]
National
By Joyce Duriga
CHICAGO – It looked like prayer and the Lord were on Franciscan Sister Alicia Torres’ side as she won a special Thanksgiving competition on the Food Network’s “Chopped,” which aired Nov. 9. On the show, Sister Alicia, 30, a Franciscan of the Eucharist of Chicago who ministers at Chicago’s Mission of Our Lady of the […]
National
By Cori Fugere Urban
WESTFIELD, Vt. – It’s generally quiet in the altar bread department at the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield as Benedictine nuns in their full habits covered with smocks produce thousands of hosts to be consecrated and distributed to Catholics at the Eucharist. In keeping with the contemplative lifestyle of their order, […]
Schools
Bishop Ireton defeated Saint John Paul the Great 32-3 on Ireton’s Senior Day. The Cardinals will play Benedictine High School of Richmond Nov. 21 for the VISS state title.
Local
By Dave Borowski
It’s an ambitious goal. Christendom College students have launched a campaign – “10,000 Acts of Kindness” – that promises to deliver food, clothing and a Christian message to 10,000 poor and homeless people in Washington, Philadelphia and New York, plus internationally in Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The effort is being organized […]
