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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – After spending close to an hour with Pope Francis, Cuban President Raul Castro told reporters he is so impressed by what the pope does and says that he might start praying and could even return to the church. “I had a very agreeable meeting this morning with Pope Francis. He is a […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Several dozen priests gathered at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale May 11 to bid farewell to their brother priest, Father Robert A. Lange, who died May 4 in Richmond at age 70. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated the funeral Mass. Father Robert J. Rippy, rector of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, […]
Schools
By Mike Flach
St. Mary’s Ryken junior Madie Aughinbaugh showed why she was named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference player of the year as she hurled a two-hit shutout in leading the Knights to a 1-0 victory over Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. It was the second straight conference title for Ryken. The game was played May 9 […]
National
By Catholic News Service
BOSTON — Sister Helen Prejean, the death penalty abolition advocate, told a jury May 11 that convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev expressed remorse in discussions with her. Sister Prejean, the Sister of Saint Joseph of Medaille and author of, “Dead Man Walking,” said during the defense’s portion of the sentencing phase of Tsarnaev’s trial […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors received temporary approval of its first set of statutes. U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston — one of the pope’s top cardinal advisers and president of the pontifical commission — had submitted a draft of the statutes, which were approved “by mandate of […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ July 5-12 visit to Latin America will not take him to his native Argentina, but it will put him closely in touch with his Jesuit roots and with one of the main characteristics of his ministry as archbishop of Buenos Aires: direct contact with the poor, the sick and those […]
Schools
By Marielle Cuccinelli
Although it’s the “fourth quarter” of the school year, Seton Junior-Senior High School in Manassas has a newcomer on the scene of extracurricular activities: Cornerstone. Unlike most organizations at Seton, Cornerstone is not a club; it’s more like a youth group focused on helping students grow in faith and friendship while having a great time. […]
Local
Father Thomas P. Tunney, parochial vicar of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington, blessed a group of parishioners May 3 who will be traveling to St. Joseph Church in Medor, Haiti, May 5-12.
Movies
Occasional flashes of wit relieve the endless succession of explosive special effects in this so-so sequel. When a supposedly peaceable tech project uber-engineer, Tony Stark, aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), has been working on goes awry, the other members of the Avengers team -Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black […]
Local
By Lisa Socarras
Giving back to the community has always been important to St. Mary of Sorrows parishioner Bill Crowder, a former colonel who served 26 years in the U.S. Army. Raised in Alabama as “a good Southern Baptist,” he has been married for 42 years and is a father, grandfather and Past Grand Knight. Crowder is president […]
