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By Ann M. Augherton
People making the trek to see Pope Francis, either in Washington, New York or Philadelphia, all will have stories about how they got there with street closures, public transit issues and the size of the crowds. For 22 people participating in the Pilgrimage of Love and Mercy, they are hoofing it from the Basilica of […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
As Robby Renner sees it, there couldn’t have been a more symbolic way to start off the school year at The University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg than “literally following Christ” in a Eucharistic procession around campus. The senior geography major was part of a group of students that organized the procession and all-night adoration […]
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington will be filled with more than 25,000 people later this afternoon for the papal Mass during which Blessed Junipero Serra will be canonized.
Global
By Reviewed David Gibson
His duel with Satan one morning in 1982 “felt like ‘a biblical scene,'” St. John Paul II later “would tell a top aide.” In The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions and Miracles in the Modern Age, John Thavis describes what happened that morning when a bishop and parish priest brought a woman named Francesca, […]
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By Maggie Cornejo and Matt Brown
A team of students and teachers from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax boarded a plane to Bánica, Dominican Republic, in June on a mission to serve others. Two mission teams comprised of 25 students each were joined by faculty and parent chaperones to dig holes for latrines, lay cement floors and participate in […]
National
By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Junipero Serra during a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Sept. 23. Before the Mass, the pope will greet approximately 3,600 seminarians and women novices from religious orders inside the church. He will then celebrate Mass in Spanish. The canonization Mass for Blessed […]
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Just as the soon-to-be-sainted Franciscan priest walked hundreds of miles to share the Gospel, so many seminarians and novices traveled great distances to the canonization Mass of Junípero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 23. “It is such an overwhelming blessing, a great privilege to be […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
To mark the opening of the academic year, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde spoke of mercy and urged the community of Marymount University in Arlington to offer compassion, forgiveness and understanding to others during this year’s Mass of the Holy Spirit at the school’s Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. Bishop Loverde noted that Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM CUBA – Pope Francis defended his position on the economy, the environment and other social issues as faithful repetitions of the basic Catholic social doctrine. Speaking to reporters flying with him from Cuba to Washington Sept. 22, the pope was asked about comments, mainly from the United States, claiming the […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Pope Francis arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Sept. 22 to begin his six-day visit to the United States, which will include two days in Washington, D.C. Pope Francis’ plane has just arrived at Joint Base Andrews. We’re waiting for the pope to come out of the plane. #popeindc #popeinus #shepherdonePosted by Arlington Catholic […]
