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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – While a juridical process is necessary for making accurate judgments, the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process must be quicker, cheaper and much more of a pastoral ministry, Pope Francis said. Rewriting a section of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law and of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, Pope Francis […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
ROME – Pope Francis created a spectacle when he headed to Rome’s posh shopping district to make a surprise visit to his optician. Romans and tourists crowded outside Alessandro Spiezia’s shop on Via del Babuino near Piazza di Spagna to catch a glimpse of the pope inside as he had his eyes measured for a […]
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The students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington sing “Happy Birthday” to Bishop Paul S. Loverde Sept. 3. Students sing happy birthday to Bishop Loverde #BishopBirthday pic.twitter.com/KmMEEtFIkp– dborowskiach (@dborowskiach) September 3, 2015
National
By Nancy O’brien
BALTIMORE – Pope Francis’ Sept. 1 announcement that priests worldwide will be able to absolve women for the sin of abortion will have little effect on pastoral practices in the United States and Canada, where most priests already have such authority in the sacrament of reconciliation. “It is my understanding that the faculty for the […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Thanks to a team of students, Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax will have a new spot on campus for quiet prayer and reflection. The Holy Family Grotto was completed recently by the Paul VI St. Joseph’s Service Team, a student group formed in the 2014-15 school year, consisting of 11th- and 12th-grade boys. […]
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By Russell Shaw
In the prayer of the faithful said at Mass in my parish day after day we regularly ask God for “an increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.” Sometimes “lay ministry” gets added to the list. When we pray for these things, I’m happy to join in the response – “Lord, hear our […]
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Helen Alvaré will receive the Founders Award at the Catholic Distance University awards gala Nov. 21. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will host the gala at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, beginning with a Mass to honor CDU’s 2015 graduates at 5 p.m. Alvaré is an adviser to the Civil […]
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By Dave Borowski
Birthright International was founded in 1968 in Toronto, Canada, to help women deal with unplanned pregnancies. It is an organization that proudly announces that it’s focused on “loving the mother, reminding her that there is hope and ensuring she is not alone.” The group believes that it is the right of every woman to give […]
National
By Nancy Wiechec
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Before the mission period, Indian life along the California coast was diverse, peaceable and stable. There were a large number of tribes, each with distinct language, cultural and social traditions. They were hunter and gatherer people who found plenty of resources from the sea and landscape. Acorns, fish, shellfish and wild game […]
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