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By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – All of the baptized and not just the clergy are called to spread the Gospel, even in times of persecution, Pope Francis said in his morning homily April 17. The pope spoke at Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican guesthouse where he has been living since his […]
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By Joseph Austin Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – When a team of health officials and investigators looking into illegal drug use raided Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Society Feb. 18, 2010, they happened upon what many are calling a “house of horrors.”<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> </p><p><P style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt” class=Body><FONT size=3><FONT face=”Utopia Std”>”There was blood […]
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A bizarre theme park featuring genetically re-created dinosaurs becomes a potential deathtrap when the carnivorous monsters break loose, endangering some visiting scientists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) and two very frightened young children (Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards). Director Steven Spielberg’s monster fantasy downplays plot and characterization in favor of spectacle and horrific […]
Columns
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. I have noticed that the casket of a veteran is no longer draped with an American flag at the funeral Mass. Why not? The service of these men and women helps provide the freedom of worship that we all enjoy. Why does the church no longer honor that? (Daly City, Calif.) A. The Order […]
Local
By Maria-pia Negro
Last year, Emily Borman stumbled upon an anonymous column in the Sunday bulletin from St. John the Beloved Church in McLean. The column featured testimonials of women talking about how they lived and struggled with the church’s teaching on natural family planning and women’s vocation. “When do we ever talk about this? When do we […]
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By Katie Collins
Ann Patricia, “Pat,” deLadurantaye, a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal and mother of Father Paul F. deLadurantaye, diocesan secretary for religious education and sacred liturgy, died April 2 of lung cancer. She was 81 years old. Her husband of 57 years, Deacon Robert E. deLadurantaye, died in February. A wake […]
Columns
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. How often is a priest supposed to use incense at Mass – every Sunday or just at special times? Our priest uses a pungent form of incense at each Sunday Mass. A lot of people are allergic to the incense he uses; we have approached him about it, but he seems to ignore the […]
Movies
Low-key romantic comedy in which a college admissions officer (Tina Fey) on a recruiting trip falls for an idealistic teacher (Paul Rudd) at an experimental private school. But complications develop when she discovers that the brilliant student (Nat Wolff) her new love is urging her to accept into her university may be the child she […]
Movies
In this explosion-laden, ear-splitting 3-D sequel to 2009’s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” directed by Jon M. Chu, the president (Jonathan Pryce) has been kidnapped, and the imposter (Arnold Vosloo) who has assumed his identity is bent on world domination. But first, the villain must spring his nefarious commander (Luke Bracey) from prison and […]
Local
By Morgan Mckean
Adam Nelson worked for the same insurance company for four years. But when it downsized in 2011, Nelson found himself unemployed. Nelson picked up a few temporary positions, but was discouraged that he could not find the full-time position he was searching for. Nelson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in business mathematics, saw an advertisement […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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