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By Katie Scott
Lines will be long and waits will test patience. It might be hot and it most certainly will be tiring. Yet when several hundred diocesan teenagers join the masses in Philadelphia for the pope’s visit, they will gain something that lasts beyond sunburns and sleep deprivation. “We can never guess the effect millions of people […]
National
By Beth Griffin
RYE, N.Y. – North of New York, in two workshops 26 miles apart, small teams of unlikely craftsmen are creating the altar, ambo and presider’s chair Pope Francis will use when he celebrates Mass at Madison Square Garden Sept. 25. In Port Chester, Salesian Brother Salvatore “Sal” Sammarco, a veteran high school carpentry instructor, leads […]
Pope Francis
By Beth Griffin
NEW YORK – The fabric of New York is stronger because those on the margins have been given safe shelter, a decent meal and a route out of crisis by the Catholic Church, according to the director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, Msgr. Kevin Sullivan. When Pope Francis visits New York, […]
National
By Tom Tracy
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The first traces of preparation for Pope Francis’ historic U.S. visit this September could be said to have started in Milan, Italy, in 2012. In closing the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families held there that year, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the 2015 gathering would take place in Philadelphia. Right […]
Columnists
By Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Kim Davis, the now-famous clerk in Rowan County, Ky., who became known for her refusal to issue marriage licenses, was arrested and incarcerated in early September. She refused to affix her signature to licenses being sought by two people of the same sex, even after the Supreme Court had legalized same-sex marriage, noting that this […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Marie Miller’s songs have aired on Christian and secular pop radio stations, and she’s played in nearly all 50 states. The stunning 26-year-old with dark hair and a clear voice has performed at South by Southwest, a film and music festival in Austin, Texas, and in front of 20,000 people while opening for the famed […]
Pope Francis
By Maria Pia Negro Chin
NEW YORK – New Yorkers and tourists in Midtown Manhattan have been gazing up at a smiling Pope Francis at one of New York’s busiest intersections. A 225-foot tall hand-painted billboard welcomes the pope, who will be in New York, Sept. 24-26. The welcoming message is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 34th […]
Pope Francis
By Christine Stoddard
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is among the 10 largest churches in the world. Despite its size, the shrine cannot accommodate the 25,000 people expected at Pope Francis’ Sept. 23 canonization Mass for Blessed Junípero Serra. Thus the Mass will take place outdoors, but not without an homage to the […]
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By Stacy Rausch
Father Michael Collins spoke to a group of more than 35 about his new book Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People’s Pope at St. Ann Church in Arlington Sept. 14. Father Collins, curate of St. Mary’s Church Haddington Road in Dublin, Ireland, is on a 21-day book tour that includes New York, Boston, […]
Pope Francis
By Rhina Guidos
The pope’s message of mercy is exactly what Cuba needs, some say. “Cuba need mercy because Cubans have been divided even inside Cuba, and Cubans have been divided even outside Cuba,” said Eduardo Azcarate, born in Havana but who now lives in Falls Church. The presence of Pope Francis can bring about a spirit of […]
