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By Ashleigh Buyers
Before a packed auditorium June 25, the Fairfax County School Board voted to add sections on sexual orientation and gender identification to its family life curriculum. The vote came on the heels of a vote last month which added “gender identity” to its non-discrimination policy, a decision some say came too quickly. “Parents have very […]
National
By Tom Tracy | catholic News Service
KEY WEST, Fla. – Like on any true pilgrimage, a group of Floridians met strangers along the way and were greeted by local people as well as travelers doing things both secular and recreation on a sunny summer Saturday in the Florida Keys. They sang hymns, prayed part of the Divine Mercy, read a pilgrim […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – In word and deed, Pope Francis will take his vision of a Catholic’s approach to family life, parish life, charity, economics, immigration and good governance to Cuba and the United States during a Sept. 19-27 visit. Visiting both Cuba and the United States on the same trip not only acknowledges his role […]
National
By Matthew Gambino | catholic News Service
PHILADELPHIA – The first stop for Pope Francis when he visits Philadelphia the morning of Sept. 26 will be the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul to celebrate a special Mass for the people of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The previously unannounced Mass is part of the pope’s itinerary for his Philadelphia visit announced […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis visited retired Pope Benedict XVI at his Vatican residence June 30 to wish him a happy summer. After a 30-minute visit from Pope Francis, the retired pope then headed off to the traditional papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. It was the first time the retired pope […]
Global
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Jews and Catholics are “strangers no more, but friends, and brothers and sisters,” thanks to the “authentic fraternal dialogue” between the two religions since the Second Vatican Council, said Pope Francis. The pope held an audience at the Vatican June 30 with participants of an international conference, organized by the International Council […]
Columnists
By George Weigel
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent same-sex marriage decision, these sober thoughts occur: (1) The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has rendered a decision that puts the Court at odds with the Constitution, with reason and with biblical religion. (2) SCOTUS has gotten it wrong before. It got it wrong on […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The church wants pastors who are unafraid of persecution, are angels of hope and charity, and are convincing witnesses with a life rooted in prayer and the Gospel, Pope Francis told new archbishops. “It’s quite simple, because the most effective and authentic witness is one that does not contradict, by behavior and […]
Global
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The parents of St. Therese of Lisieux will be canonized at the Vatican Oct. 18, during the Synod of Bishops on the family. Louis Martin (1823-1894) and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin (1831-1877) will be the first married couple with children to be canonized in the same ceremony. Other married couples are among […]
Pope Francis
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Girls must be educated in preparation for great responsibilities in the church and the world, said Pope Francis. “Today, it is very important that women are sufficiently valued and can take their rightful place in the church and in society,” he said June 26, during an audience with a delegation of the […]
