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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Not long after Pope Francis left Indonesia, authorities there announced they had arrested seven people for making online "terror threats" against the pope.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea Sept. 6, the second stop on his four-nation visit to Asia and the Pacific.
Local
Hispanic parishioners from around the diocese gathered for the third annual Appreciation Mass and Dinner for Hispanic Ministry Leaders Aug. 23 at Our Lady of Angels Church in Woodbridge.
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance,” says Charlotte Lucas to her friend Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice.”
Columns
By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Sept. 8 is the Feast of the Nativity or Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but because it coincides this year with a Sunday, it will not be commemorated liturgically during Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — A new Vatican postage stamp celebrates the 40th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See.
Books
“Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult” (Sophia Institute Press 2024)
Books
Before she died in 2022, pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade began — but would not complete — a photo journal on the joys and sorrows borne by Catholic women through the ages. A newly published book featuring contributions from local Catholic women made McQuade’s vision a reality.
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit
St. Jeanne Jugan, foundress of my community of Little Sisters of the Poor, was a woman of few words. She left behind no letters or other writings but she did impart little bits of advice to the young Little Sisters among whom she spent her final years.
Local
Mary Stewart, diocesan director of risk management, died Sept. 3 at age 69 following a long illness.
