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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — While intense feelings or drive — passions — are natural, Christians know they must be tamed and channeled toward what is good, Pope Francis said. The virtue of fortitude, “the most ‘combative’ of the virtues,” helps a person control their passions but also gives them the strength to overcome fear and anxiety […]
Parishes
On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7, St. Peter Church in Washington celebrated their Spring confirmation with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge.
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
April 8, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the Vatican released “Dignitas Infinita” (“Infinite Dignity”), which I gratefully received. With compassion, pastoral care, and a deep understanding of movements in our world today, the declaration clearly reminds us of the inherent, God-given dignity of every human person and outlines challenges we must address […]
Global
By Kate Quiñones
The number of Catholics worldwide increased by 14 million in 2022, according to the Vatican’s 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church released earlier this month and highlighted in a report by the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano. The figures from 2021 to 2022 — the most recent years where numbers are available — marked a decrease […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of the content of the 12,700-word text is not new Catholic teaching. But, as has been true with many documents issued during Pope Francis’ papacy, there was plenty of reaction from […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Eight people united in their anguish carried into the papal library posters bearing the faces of their loved ones who are held in captivity by Hamas. The father, mother, aunt, uncle, cousin, brother or twin sister of various Israeli hostages met with Pope Francis for just under an hour April 8, six […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pursuing the path of pleasure and power does not lead to happiness, Pope Francis said. “It is a road that at first sight seems pleasurable, but which does not satiate the heart. It is not in this way that one ‘has life,’ ” the pope said April 7 before leading the midday […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document. “We cannot separate faith from the defense of human dignity, evangelization from the promotion of […]
Local
By Jim Hale
Twelve seminarians were ordained to the transitional diaconate before an overflow congregation at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn April 6, bringing them one step closer to the priesthood. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge was the celebrant and homilist during the Mass of ordination. The newly ordained deacons will be assigned to a parish this summer, then […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Barry C. Knestout
We welcome and are very grateful for Governor Youngkin’s vetoes of SB 15, SB 716, HB 519, and HB 1539. These bills would have given abortion providers who violate other states’ pro-life laws an unprecedented safe harbor in Virginia. The Governor’s rejection of these bills respects decisions other states have made to protect life. Of […]
