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By Anna Donofrio
If you type into your search engine, “Italian vacation ideas,” you’ll generate more than 50 million results. Luckily, with the help of four diocesan priests, you won’t need the internet to plan your next Italian vacation. Father Peter M. McShurley, chaplain of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington; Father Michael T. Nugent, parochial vicar of […]
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By Anna Donofrio
What people remember the most about Mary Karen Read is her “infectious” smile, according to her father, Peter. Read, a parishioner of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, pointed to a large button over his heart that bore his daughter’s happy face. “This is my daughter Mary who was one of those 32 students […]
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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements March 11, the Vatican press office said.
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By Ann M. Augherton
Puerto Rico: A quick 3.5-hour flight No passport needed Stay in or close to Old San Juan, very walkable; Uber or taxi everywhere else Take day excursions to rainforest, beaches, night kayak tours to bioluminescent bays Some beaches are rustic with the occasional rooster running around; rent a chair and umbrella Churches are abundant and […]
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By Tyler Arnold
Cardinal Robert McElroy emphasized the importance of Christian hope, mercy and respecting human dignity in a homily in the nation’s capital during his solemn installation Mass in which he assumed the role as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome's Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around the world were responding to his most frequent personal request.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said. The improvements in the 88-year-old pope’s condition recorded in the previous days “have been further consolidated” and were confirmed […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — With Pope Francis watching from the hospital, the preacher of the papal household told top members of the Roman Curia that eternity "is not just a future reward but a reality that begins here, in the measure in which we learn to live in love and communion with Christ."
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By Jim Hale
By almost every measure, Nayya Dobson’s life was good. “I was mentally, physically and emotionally fit,” he said. “But something else was missing and that was my spiritual fitness.” A year ago, Dobson made the decision to become Catholic. “One day I heard God,” said Dobson, who attends the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria. […]
