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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Catholic legislators to be examples and witnesses of hope to young people who are bombarded with "messages of pessimism and cynicism."
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The best way to ensure evangelization is about Jesus and not about oneself is to spend time in prayer and especially in Eucharistic adoration, Pope Francis told members of the Oblates of St. Joseph.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Devotions at a Marian shrine in Spain that communicate Mary's "close and affectionate presence" can and should continue, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said.
National
By Richard Szczepanowski
Bishop Burbidge concelebrates with Cardinal Gregory to mark first priestly ordinations.
Global
By Kate Quiñones
An Australian archbishop sent Servant of God Eileen O’Connor’s cause for sainthood to Rome Aug. 19 in an important step on the road to leading to the possible declaration of Australia’s second saint.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Very much on the beaten path of tourists and pilgrims to Rome, a frescoed ode to the rosary is visited by as few as a dozen people a day.
Parishes
St. Matthew Church in Spotsylvania was first established as a mission of St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg before growing to become a parish in 1999. The parish has grown to serve about 700 families.
Schools
Aránzazu Ascunce is the new principal of St. Ambrose School in Annandale, the diocese’s only dual-language school. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and English literature from Duke University in North Carolina, Ascunce worked for Univision, NBC and a public relations firm in Washington. She subsequently earned a master’s degree and a doctorate […]
National
A temporary exhibit on the life and mission of St. Teresa of Kolkata is on display at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington.
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