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Bishop Burbidge

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in the United States

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
On Sunday, Sept. 10, we celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the third observance since Pope Francis instituted this day to honor these treasured members of our human family. This year’s theme, “His mercy is from age to age,” (Lk 1:50) calls to mind Mary’s visit to her older cousin Elizabeth. The […]
Art

The Kid’s Connection 09/07

The Kid’s Connection will capture the attention of your little ones. Click here to download the latest issue and please let us know on our social media if your kids succeed in solving it! We’d love to hear about it
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Parishes

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church

What’s distinctive about your parish? Our parish is notable for both the historical significance of its early years as well as its rapid growth in recent years. Sacred Heart of Jesus is the fourth oldest parish in the Arlington diocese, founded in 1870 after several years as a mission parish of St. Peter Church in […]
Local

Parishes embrace Season of Creation, which runs through Oct. 4

By Kevin Schweers
The Catholic Church observed the ninth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1, launching five-plus weeks of activities and prayer heightening the commitment to shepherding God’s handiwork. The Season of Creation concludes Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. For the Arlington diocese, it is an opportunity to […]
Pope Francis

Pope recounts the joy, goodness, humility he saw in Mongolia

By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he knows people wonder why he traveled close to 6,000 miles to Mongolia to visit a Catholic community of only 1,450 people. “Because it is precisely there, far from the spotlight, that we often find the signs of the presence of God, who does not look at appearances, but […]
Global

Vatican says Ulma child was born during mother’s execution

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — With a beatification Mass for the Ulma family set for Sept. 10, the Vatican emphasized that all nine members of the Polish family are considered martyrs, including the child that was born during the massacre. In December Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of the entire family for having sheltered a Jewish family […]
Bishop Burbidge

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
In his encyclical “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis reminded us of our obligation to be stewards of God’s creation and to care for our common home. The Holy Father noted, “By virtue of our unique dignity and our gift of intelligence, we are called to respect creation and its inherent laws, for ‘the Lord by wisdom […]
Pope Francis

Message from ‘heart of Asia’: Pope’s words go beyond Mongolian borders

By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Being a Catholic does not destroy or replace a person’s culture, and wanting to share the Gospel message does not mean wanting to take someone’s allegiance away from their nation. Visiting Mongolia Sept. 1-4, Pope Francis encouraged the nation’s tiny Catholic community to grow in faith and charity, but the visit also […]
Columns

Christian self-denial

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary Sept. 3 Mt 16:21-27 A dear friend once recounted to me the experience of flying across the southern Balkans on the way to Istanbul: “I saw all of northern Greece there, outside the window, Mount Olympus, Thessaly, Macedonia. Within 10 minutes I could see the Hellespont, the site of ancient Troy, then in […]
Pope Francis

Pope arrives in Mongolia, the ‘heart of Asia’

By Cindy Wooden
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Greeted with “aaruul,” a dried yogurt cheese, which he tried, Pope Francis arrived in Ulaanbaatar for a four-day visit. After the nine-hour, overnight flight from Rome, the pope’s arrival Sept. 1 was low key. Battsetseg Batmunkh, Mongolia’s foreign minister, met him at Chinggis Khaan International Airport and had a brief meeting with […]

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