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By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON – Religious freedom is “the human right that guarantees all other rights,” Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said July 4 in his homily at the closing Mass of the U.S. bishops’ fourth annual Fortnight for Freedom. That right “has its foundation in the very dignity of the human person,” he said at the Basilica […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador – Even if a pastoral proposal for helping a Catholic family with problems seems scandalous at first, it is possible God could use that proposal to bring healing and holiness, Pope Francis said. Encouraging and celebrating family life during a Mass July 6 in Guayaquil, Pope Francis asked people to pray for the […]
Pope Francis
By Barbara J. Fraser
QUITO, Ecuador – When Pope Francis enters the Jesuit church here July 7 for a moment of private prayer, he will step into an architectural gem where trees once grew up through the floor. The Iglesia de la Compania – the Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, are known as the Compania de Jesus in Spanish […]
Global
By Simone Orendain | catholic News Service
MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine priest said he and others visited hospitals and funeral homes and celebrated Masses for victims of a deadly boating accident. A Philippine Coast Guard spokesman confirmed to Catholic News Service July 6 at least 61 people had died after a motorized passenger outrigger turned over as it pulled away from […]
National
By Rose Ybarra
SAN JUAN, Texas – Master Sgt. Pablo H. Villescas was serving with the Army Reserve in Afghanistan when that country held its first free, direct elections in 2004. More than three-quarters of Afghanistan’s registered voters cast ballots in the election. “The people were so happy to finally have a voice, to finally have a say […]
Pope Francis
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Harsh criticisms meted out by Pope Francis on free-market capitalism have sparked backlash from some fiscal conservatives and have led some people to call him “anti-capitalist” or even Marxist. Ahead of his apostolic visit to the United States in September, some are bracing themselves for more criticisms from the pope, this time […]
Columns
The following editorial will appear in the July 12 issue of Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newsweekly based in Huntington, Ind. It was written by the newspaper’s editorial board. With the Supreme Court’s sweeping legalization of same-sex marriage June 26, the church is facing a difficult road ahead — a truth spelled out in […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
You could tell that the children were having fun June 18 at Vacation Bible Camp at St. John the Evangelist School in Warrenton. Laughter and excited giggles poured from the gym where children played “Simon says”, running across the gym floor following “Simon’s” orders. It was the same joyous noise when the campers worked together […]
Columns
By Thomas Craughwell
The story of the apostle known as “doubting Thomas” begins after the first Easter. In fear for their lives after the crucifixion of Jesus, the 11 surviving apostles (Judas had hanged himself on Good Friday) had locked themselves in the room they had used for the Last Supper. On Easter evening, the Risen Christ appeared […]
Local
By Christine Stoddard
Since the year 2000, the United Nations has called upon the global community to observe World Refugee Day as a way to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. In honor of the event, the Arlington Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugees Services hosted an afternoon of cultural activities June 19 at the Diocesan Center in […]
