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By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Here is a list of recent films that Catholic News Service has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the Catholic News Service classification. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. CNS classifications: A-I – general patronage; A-II – […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Catholic bishops have launched “Nine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage” to take place Jan. 19-27 as part of events marking the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand in the U.S. Jan. 22 is the actual anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision, […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Picking up from efforts to stem sex trafficking at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, 11 women’s religious orders from Indiana and Michigan are working to stop sex trafficking at this year’s Super Bowl. The orders are members of the Coalition for Corporate Responsibility for Indiana and Michigan, established in the early […]
National
By Patricia Zapor
BALTIMORE – A new ordinariate – functionally similar to a diocese – will be created Jan. 1 to bring Anglicans into the U.S. Catholic Church, announced Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Cardinal Wuerl also said 67 Anglican priests have submitted their dossiers seeking ordination […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
When Brian McAllister was growing up a Lutheran in Richmond, becoming a Catholic priest was the last thing he could have imagined. On June 1, McAllister, 34, will join with four other diocesan seminarians and three men who will be ordained to the permanent diaconate at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. He […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Bishop O’Connell Theatre is presenting the musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” Nov. 16-18. Performances will be held the high school, 6600 Little Falls Road, Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The musical is based on the heartwarming movie by the same name. Join the Smith family at the 1904 […]
Local
Get into the holiday spirit by attending the dazzling theatrical musical of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” presented by the Bishop O’Connell High School Drama Department Dec 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. O’Connell is located at 6600 Little Falls Rd., Arlington. Reserve tickets early by calling the box office […]
National
By Nancy Frazier O’brien Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The National Palliative Care Research Center estimates that 90 million Americans are living with serious or life-threatening illnesses and the number is expected to double over the next 25 years. People nearing the end of life and their families often are confused about the options available to them in terms of pain control […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The truly Christian response to Christ’s death and resurrection must be the dedication of one’s life and one’s time to building a relationship with Jesus and being grateful for the gift of salvation, Pope Benedict XVI said. “In this Holy Week, the Lord Jesus will renew the greatest gift we could possibly […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Amid rising concerns about corruption and mismanagement in the central administration of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis named an international panel of cardinals to advise him on the latest reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. The Vatican Secretariat of State announced April 13 that the pope had established the group – which includes […]
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