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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 […]
National
By Patricia Zapor | catholic News Service
In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide. “The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the 5-4 majority. “This is true for all persons, whatever their […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called the Supreme Court’s June 26 marriage ruling “a tragic error” and he urged Catholics to move forward with faith “in the unchanging truth about marriage being between one man and one woman. “Regardless of what a narrow majority of the Supreme Court may declare at […]
Local
By Julia Willis
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde discussed his reaction to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling requiring states to issue marriage licenses to individuals of the same sex on WTOP radio June 26. Although the bishop emphasized that all people must be treated with “respect and dignity,” he said that the Supreme Court’s ruling “(endangers) the freedom […]
Global
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Holy See and Palestine have signed a historic agreement that supports a two-state solution to the ongoing conflict in the Holy Land, based on the 1967 borders between Israel and Palestine. The two parties signed the “Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine” at the Vatican June […]
National
By Amy Wise Taylor | Catholic News Service
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The crowd that poured onto the Capitol grounds June 24 to mourn a slain state senator and pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, was a tribute not just to him, but to each of the victims shot a week earlier at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Thousands of mourners stood together […]
National
By Mariana Karapinka | catholic News Service
LVIV, Ukraine – Olexiy Kondratenko, a scout with the Ukrainian army, is wondering if he will ever be able to travel to the United States. The 31-year-old soldier lost his left hand in firefight with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern city of Luhansk weeks ago. He needs specialized surgery followed by a period of rehabilitation. […]
Global
By Mariana Karapinka | Catholic News Service
KHARKIV, Ukraine – In post-Soviet Ukraine, churches are rebuilding. Not just structures, but parish communities as well. A delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops got to see for themselves the progress that Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Greek Catholic communities were making during a fact-finding trip June 20-24. At almost every stop, the five-member […]
Pope Francis
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Clerics who work in the Vatican’s diplomatic corps are not called to be “senior officials of a state” or “a self-preserving superior caste, welcome in worldly living rooms,” Pope Francis said. Rather, they must be “authentic pastors,” with the “courage to plow” with their own hands the fields of mission to which […]
Local
By Julia Willis
In a day and age where technology plays a vital role in everyday life, youths from across the Arlington Diocese traded their cellphones for hammers to serve the needy in Shenandoah County during WorkCamp June 20-26. Sponsored by the diocesan Office of Youth Ministry, the annual event typically draws hundreds of Northern Virginia youths and […]
