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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – After completing their third pre-conclave meeting, the College of Cardinals still had not announced a date for the conclave. Instead, they used the March 4 and 5 meetings to discuss needs of the church. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, could not give specific details of the discussions because he is […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – During their last meeting before entering the conclave to elect a new pope, the world’s cardinals heard a report on the Vatican bank and continuing efforts to comply with international standards to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorism. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters that 152 cardinals, including […]
National
By Joyce Duriga
CHICAGO – Six U.S. cardinals were in Chicago April 27 to celebrate a national institution that is 125 years old – The Catholic University of America. Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago hosted Cardinals Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Donald W. Wuerl of Washington […]
Columns
By Bill and Monica Dodds Catholic News Service
It’s good to be reminded, or to realize for the first time, that caregiving is pro-life. What seems so obvious can be easily overlooked, especially if you’re a caregiver. So busy (at times so overwhelmed) with your caregiving duties, you may tend to think that you no longer can contribute to normal duties. But you […]
National
By Barbara Watkins Catholic News Service
ST. LOUIS – Catholic Charities USA “has helped shape the service of God’s love into an essential part of American culture,” the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum said in an address in St. Louis. Since the beginnings of the Catholic Church in the U.S., Cardinal Robert Sarah said, Catholics in this country have […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Vatican City State vendors, including the Vatican Museums and supermarket, stopped accepting credit- and debit-card payments Jan. 1, citing technical difficulties amid unofficial reports of regulatory concerns by Italian financial authorities. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said late Jan. 2, “The arrangement between several Vatican City State offices and one of […]
Local
The annual Blue Mass will be celebrated by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde Sept. 29 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, at 5:30 p.m. The Blue Mass honors and prays for the men and women who protect our cities, counties and nation. Area police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel will […]
Local
Holy Thursday • 10:30 a.m. Chrism Mass celebrated by Bishop Paul S. Loverde • 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday • 3 p.m. Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion • 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross (English) • 8:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross (Spanish) Easter Vigil • 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Dina Dwyer-Owens, CEO of the Dwyer Group, a collection of home service franchises, donned a wig, pearls and blue jeans to check in on her employees for an upcoming episode of the CBS reality series “Undercover Boss.” And, by and large, she liked what she saw. “To see how much our employees and […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The picture on Ted Bergh’s cellphone showed a long line of people winding around Springfield Central Catholic School in western Ohio. They were there April 13 to get food, he said; 733 families, 2,378 people in all. Bergh, CEO of Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio based in Cincinnati, was astonished by the numbers. […]
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