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By Mike Flach
Arlington’s founding bishop, Thomas J. Welsh, died Feb. 19 after a brief illness, thus closing a remarkable chapter in diocesan history. He was 87. All funeral services will take place at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, 18th and Turner Streets in Allentown, Pa. Memorial Masses were to be celebrated today and Friday at […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
It seems like there’s nothing Deacon Tom Bello doesn’t do. During the week, he’s a teacher of English to immigrants and refugees at a multicultural center in Falls Church. On the weekends, and in his “spare” weekday time, he’s a servant to the clergy and parishioners of the St. James Parish community. Once a month […]
Schools
Bishop Ireton Athletic Director W. William Simmons announced Ireton alum Jon Norem (class of 1989) will become the boys’ varsity soccer coach for the 2009 season. A life-long soccer player, Norem played for the legendary Hall of Famer Pete Johnson at Ireton during the late 1980s. He helped lead the Cardinals to a Virginia Catholic […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The Feb. 9 death of Eluana Englaro after nutrition and hydration were withheld should lead Italian citizens and their government to find more effective ways to protect and promote human life, said the Vatican spokesman. “In the name of Eluana we must continue to seek more effective ways to serve life,” said […]
Arts
DENVER (CNS) – Actor Liam Neeson, whose latest film “Taken” was the top box-office draw in the United States the first weekend of its release, has narrated a version of the Way of the Cross written by St. Alphonsus Liguori. “Praying the Way of the Cross” was scheduled to be available Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25. […]
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By Karen Berkon
The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is an oppressive law mandating participation and cooperation from every American citizen in unlimited abortion. During the campaign, President Obama declared to a Planned Parenthood gathering on July 17, 2007, the first thing he would do as president of the United States is to sign the Freedom of Choice […]
Books
By Reviewed Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – The “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series can now add Catholics to the more than 200 groups in its targeted audience. In mid-December, Simon & Schuster published “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Catholic Faith,” making it the most recent addition to a series that has sold more than 112 million copies in […]
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By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Echoing buzzwords from President Barack Obama’s successful campaign for the White House, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington told pro-lifers gathered for a Mass Jan. 22 – just hours before the annual March for Life was to begin – that “we are a people of life because we are a people of […]
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By Chaz Muth
WASHINGTON (CNS) — With thousands of pro-life marchers packed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 21 for a special Mass that launched an all-night vigil, Rita Richardson of Fredericksburg, Va., couldn’t see the altar. The 32-year-old parishioner of St. Matthew Church in Spotsylvania, Va., stood quietly by […]
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By Chaz Muth
WASHINGTON – Thousands of pro-life marchers are expected to rally in Washington Jan. 22 to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, just days after President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated. Abortion opponents also will hold multiple events in the nation’s capital and throughout the U.S. the day […]
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