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By Katie Bahr
Located in Middleburg, a small town in Loudoun County with a population of less than 1,000, St. Stephen the Martyr Parish started as a mission church in 1957, when Father Albert Pereira, then pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Leesburg, would travel to Middleburg to celebrate Sunday Mass. About 107 local Catholics attended […]
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By Catholic News Service
BOSTON – Geraldine Ferraro, a lawyer and former congresswoman who in 1984 became the first woman to seek the vice presidency on a major political party ticket, died March 26 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Ferraro was not only the first woman on a major party’s presidential ticket, she was the first Catholic Democrat […]
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By Erica Terrini
RICHMOND – Onward to the Final Four: Gov. Bob McDonnell showed his support after Virginia Commonwealth University’s men’s basketball team defeated Kansas, 71-61, in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight matchup Sunday. The governor issued a statement commending the Rams as thousands of fans celebrated on and around the VCU campus. This is the first time […]
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By Katie Bahr
Sometimes faith is easy. When things are going well, it is easy to believe that God is close by, answering prayers and holding us near. But what about times of trouble – when the doctor gives bad news or, as in recent events, a natural disaster sweeps us off our feet? According to John Janaro, […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Even though it was just practice, Chery Sequel shot the ball, got down on his knee, pointed a finger and shouted “Scooooooooore!” His excitement was contagious. Later, he led a chest bump with teammates who combined for another goal. Sequel had another reason to be happy as well. He was on a […]
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By Catholic News Service
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Father John Corapi, a popular author and preacher who has had speaking engagements all over the world, has been placed on administrative leave from priestly ministry over an accusation of misconduct. “We have received an allegation that Father Corapi has behaved in a manner unbecoming of a priest and are duty-bound […]
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Endearing but frequently scary 3-D animated adventure about a 9-year-old boy (Seth Green) who comes to appreciate the love his mother (Joan Cusack) has for him after she is kidnapped by Martians and he stows away on the rocket transporting her to the Red Planet. Once there, he learns that the aliens (led by Mindy […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Though it almost always falls during Lent, March 17 is celebrated as a solemnity in one special diocesan parish: St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg. Founded on St. Patrick’s Day in 1983 and built two years later, the church named after the patron saint of Ireland is located on the western outskirts of Fredericksburg on the […]
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By Sara Angle
VATICAN CITY – Saying he, too, was horrified by the images of the death and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Pope Benedict XVI asked people to join him in praying for the victims. “May the bereaved and injured be comforted and may the rescue workers be strengthened in their efforts to […]
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By Lisa Socarras
Father Wayne Paysse follows in the footsteps of great missionary-spirited priests whose pictures hang on the conference room wall at the Black and Indian Mission Office, along with paintings of Philadelphia philanthropist and religious sister St. Katharine Drexel and Mohawk Indian Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. Founded in 1884, the organization has a rich history. As executive […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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