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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — On the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi setting up the first Nativity scene, the creche in St. Peter’s Square in 2023 will come from the Diocese of Rieti, Italy, and pay tribute to the scene set up in the diocese in 1223. St. Francis’ Nativity scene in a cave in […]
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By Joe Bukuras
With the National Eucharistic Congress just eight months away, the U.S. bishops announced that scholarships and single-day and weekend passes will be available to make it possible for more Catholics to attend the event to be held next July in Indianapolis. As many as 80,000 Catholics are expected to attend the event from July 17–21, […]
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered Nov. 13-16 for their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. The bishops began their plenary with a Mass for Peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with an afternoon of regional meetings. The public sessions of the assembly began […]
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — As part of a plan to reduce its CO2 footprint, Vatican City State has launched a program to replace its existing vehicle fleet with electric vehicles. The city state’s “Ecological Conversion 2030” program includes making all its vehicles CO2-neutral by 2030, according to a press release from the Vatican City State governor’s […]
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By Joe Bukuras
The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 14 to advance the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker, a 19th-century American priest who founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, today known as the Paulist Fathers. Father Hecker’s cause for canonization was formally opened in 2008, at which time he […]
Local
By Meaghan Lane
Jessica was never comfortable with abortion, but now had cause to consider getting one. During her 10th week of pregnancy, the baby boy she was carrying had more than a 95 percent chance of having Down syndrome, according to a blood test. She had been excited to bring another child into her family and for […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Catholics share how their cultural communities honor Mary.
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By Zoey Maraist
Diocesan videos share Marian dogmas through the words of local Catholics.
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Maggie Wynne, St. Rita Church, Alexandria As Thanksgiving approaches, at this time of year, this time in the world, I am very thankful to have been born in the United States, been born in a time of security and peace, and have known the freedom the United States offers to all its citizens and freedom […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Across the diocese, the faithful are finding ways to give back this Thanksgiving, volunteering time and donating food to serve communities in need. At St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg, parishioners organized a Drive-by-Thanksgiving. Working with diocesan Catholic Charities Migration Refugee Services, they prepared approximately 125 bags of food for families and […]
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