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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Thousands of people who gathered at one end of the National Mall March 26 in support of traditional marriage took their message to the U.S. Supreme Court as they walked and held aloft placards with signs saying: “Kids do best with a mom and dad.” The court began hearing oral arguments that morning […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
ROME – Mary is a mother who helps Christians grow, face the difficulties of life and use their freedom to make lasting commitments, Pope Francis said. Marking Catholics’ traditional celebration of May as the month of Mary, Pope Francis led the recitation of the rosary May 4 at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. After […]
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By Catholic News Service
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. – Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, has been named one of nine American women to be inducted in 2013 into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The announcement was made March 7, the day before International Women’s Day. Hall of fame deputy director Amanda Bishop […]
Local
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will celebrate a Mass to commemorate the life of Servant of God Frank Duff and pray for his beatification and canonization Nov. 7 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend. Duff was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1889. […]
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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde will celebrate Mass to thank and pray for consecrated men and women in the diocese Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington. The Mass will take place on the vigil of the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life and will […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The world’s huge technological and scientific progress hasn’t always made people freer or happier, Pope Benedict XVI said. While scientific knowledge and advancements “are important for human life, it’s not enough on its own,” the pope said Oct. 24 at his weekly general audience. “We need not just material sustenance, we need […]
Movies
Moderately fun, but ultimately forgettable third round for the well-established secret alien crime-fighting duo of Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones). In this outing, J wakes up in an alternate timeline to find that an extraterrestrial villain (Jemaine Clement) has killed K off, and begun the enslavement of humanity. So J must […]
National
By Dan Russo Catholic News Service
EDGEWOOD, Iowa – In 2001, Abbie Steger, then in second grade, took part in a tradition that has been going on for decades at St. Mark Church in Edgewood. On the Sunday after Easter, the small, tightknit parish’s first Communion class stands on a lawn outside the church and releases balloons. The colorful spheres fly […]
National
By Catherine Mcdonough Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – St. Augustine’s “Confessions,” the autobiographical account of his sinful youth and eventual conversion to Christianity, may be a centuries-old story but its message still resonates today, according to the head of Ignatius Press. For the first time, a feature film – titled “Restless Heart” – will tell the story of the fifth-century doctor […]
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By Catholic News Service
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A federal district court judge in Ann Arbor granted a Michigan business, Weingartz Supply Co., a temporary injunction from the Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate. The judge Oct. 31 also dismissed a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit Catholic group, Legatus, because he said the religious organization qualified for the Obama […]
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