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Vatican journalist says mercy defines Pope Francis’ papacy

By Christine Stoddard
Little white crosses scattered before a statue of the Holy Family make up a poignant memorial called the Cemetery for Aborted Children in South Korea. Home to about 15 million Christians, South Korea suffers the highest rate of abortion in the world. During his trip to the country last August, Pope Francis visited the site […]
Arts

Young writers conference at Poe Museum

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum of Richmond will host the annual Edgar Allan Poe Young Writers’ Conference for high school students June 21-27. Founded in 2004 by Harry Lee Poe, author and cousin of Edgar Allan Poe, the conference offers daily writing workshops, as well as seminars led by writing professionals, novelists, editors, journalists, poets […]
Global

Vatican receives ransom demand for stolen Michelangelo notes

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A top Vatican official received a ransom demand for the return of Renaissance-era documents by the artist Michelangelo. Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, “received a proposal to recover such documents at a certain price,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman. “Naturally he refused as it concerned stolen […]
Columns

A Capitol snow

Children sled on the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington during a snowstorm March 5.
Local

It started with Christmas cards

By Dave Borowski
“The one thing prisoners have a lot of,” said Bill Hall, diocesan prison ministry coordinator at Catholic Charities, “is time.” That time can be spent in many ways, some of them not good. Seniors at St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal are looking at books to keep prisoners at a local jail occupied. […]
Books

‘Journey’ to adulthood

By Mary Stachyra Lopez
There is an old saying that life is a journey, not a destination. Where we end up is important, but getting there is the true test of character and imagination. That’s certainly the case in Be: The Journey of Rol, a new book by Ric Colegrove, a Warrenton resident and parishioner of Holy Trinity Church […]
Columns

A great priest and educational leader

When Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh turned 91, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president emeritus of George Washington University, greeted him by saying, “Father Ted, I hope you’re going to live forever!” Father Hesburgh, the president emeritus of Notre Dame replied, “Steve, I already have!” Well, not quite; Father Hesburgh died Feb. 26 at age 97. […]
Local

Bishop Loverde to anoint the sick

Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde, chaplain of the Order of Malta, will celebrate a special Mass and administer the sacrament of anointing of the sick March 21 at St. Ambrose Church, 3901 Woodburn Road, Annandale, at 11 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit prayer petitions to Our Lady of Lourdes, which will be […]
Columns

Cultivating awareness of God’s presence

This Sunday, St. John offers his account of Jesus cleansing the temple. For many, the image of Jesus making a whip and chasing out the vendors and money changers is disturbing. Some might even mistake His anger-inspired actions for sin, even though we know that could never be true. Jesus is God and therefore is […]
Schools

Dancing the night away at Saint John Paul the Great

By Renee Paquette
How often does someone get to two-step? How often does someone get to two-step with a parent? At Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, the answer was the annual Father-Daughter/Mother-Son Dance Feb. 7. The dance floor was busy with mothers and sons, as well as fathers and daughters two-stepping, swing dancing […]

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