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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we make our way through the winter season, feeling the weariness of chilly days but also the light that increases day by day, we pause each February to mark Valentine’s Day and to celebrate love.
Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States Feb. 11 about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, urging Catholics to consider the justness of laws and policies in light of the dignity and rights of people.
National
By AC WIMMER
A prominent Vatican cardinal said Feb. 10 that people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. government’s “crackdown” on immigration and freeze of Catholic-run aid programs.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing other people as enemies and instead dedicate their lives to defending life, peace and justice. “Be vigilant lest you be poisoned by propaganda that instills hatred (and) divides the world into […]
National
By Tessa Gervasini
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has confirmed that the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine, which encompasses the village where Sts. Isaac Jogues, René Goupil, and Jean de Lalande were martyred and where St. Kateri Tekakwitha was born, has been named a national shrine.
Local
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments:
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As Congress considers the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), I encourage all lawmakers to consider the merits of this legislation and its universally positive benefits for families, whether their desire for their children is public or private educational institutions.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Smiles, laughter, prayer and strategizing abound at the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican. Just a few blocks from Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain, the visitors’ office is where hundreds of Americans — and not only — go on Tuesday afternoons to pick up their tickets for the pope’s weekly general audience […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Christians are called to follow Mary’s example by responding to God’s love with action, reaching out to others instead of withdrawing from the world, Pope Francis said. Reflecting on Mary’s visit to her pregnant cousin Elizabeth after learning that she will bring the Messiah into the world, he said that “this young […]
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