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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Bishops who do not comply with the child protection norms adopted by their bishops’ conferences and approved by the Vatican must face real consequences, said Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. The commission, he said, “is very, very concerned about this whole […]
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By Katie Scott
Highlighting the life, suffering and enduring hope of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese slave, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Martin D. Holley called for reflection and action to combat modern-day slavery during his homily on the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking Feb. 8. We must “do everything in our power through the […]
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Fr. Robert J. Rippy, rector of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, makes the sign of the cross with ashes on the forehead of a parishioner during last year’s Ash Wednesday Mass at the cathedral. Ash Wednesday is Feb. 18 this year.
Schools
Jonquanae Cole scored 22 points to help Paul VI Catholic High School of Fairfax defeat rival Bishop O’Connell High School of Arlington 66-58. The game was played Feb. 6 in Fairfax. Cole received scoring help from teammates Kendall Hunter and Kayla Meador, who both scored 11 points for the second-ranked Panthers. Paul VI improved its […]
Columns
By George Weigel
The bilateral diplomacy of the Holy See is unique in world affairs in that it has little or nothing to do with the things with which diplomats typically occupy their time: trade issues, security matters and visas. Rather, the reason that the Vatican engages in bilateral diplomacy is to secure the freedom of the Catholic […]
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By Katie Scott
Bill York lightly touched the leather pouch hanging around his neck before knocking on the door of a modest brick home in Alexandria. Moments later he gave a bear hug to Rosemary Kemp, 87. The living room was filled with family portraits, religious art and a framed photo of nearby St. Joseph Church, where both […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
As I paid for two bags of groceries at my Safeway the other day, the cashier looked up and asked, “Do you need help getting these to your car?” I was speechless. A few seconds passed before I stammered, along with a forced smile, “No thanks, I’ll be fine.” It’s a truism that “real men” […]
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Occasionally we hear disturbing stories in the media about young people who perpetrate abuse against the elderly. In a widely reported 2009 story, for example, caretakers at the Quadrangle Assisted Living facility outside Philadelphia were charged in connection with the abuse of an elderly patient named Lois McCallister. Three employees, aged 19, 21 and 22, […]
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By Margo Maier
To the dismay of Catholic advocacy groups, a Senate committee has killed a bill to restrict capital punishment in Virginia. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 10-3 Jan. 28 to “pass by indefinitely” Senate Bill 1296, sponsored by Sen. Donald McEachin, D-Richmond. The bill would have allowed the death sentence only when the conviction […]
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By Noura Bayoumi
RICHMOND – Virginia should prepare for an increase in the number of residents suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, state officials say. Helping such individuals is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue, but an issue for all citizens, said Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave). “All of us have family members […]
