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By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in the world and people around them in their daily lives, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus with some 15,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square July 16, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Some 80 years ago this week, before Pope Francis told priests to be “shepherds with the smell of the sheep,” his wartime predecessor left the Vatican to walk the rubble of Rome’s peripheries after bombings during the Second World War to show his solidarity with his flock. While some commentaries about his […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit
This summer, Catholics around the world are invited to participate in two exciting, interrelated events in the life of the church. The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is July 23, and World Youth Day will be celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, during the first week of August. To highlight his desire for the young […]
Global
By Hannah Brockhaus
The Vatican will again offer a plenary indulgence to mark the third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 23. The indulgence can be received by grandparents, the elderly, and all Catholics who, “motivated by the true spirit of penance and charity,” participate in Pope Francis’ July 23 Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica or […]
National
By Peter Pinedo
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., unequivocally condemned the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive “Opill” in a short but strongly worded statement released July 13 on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The use of artificial contraceptives of any kind is directly contradictory to Catholic moral teaching and is “intrinsically […]
National
By Daniel Payne
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder July 5 of a teacher from Kentucky on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington. Maxwell Emerson, 25, was shot and killed on the universitys campus. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement this week that it arrested D.C. resident Jaime Maceo, […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee pressed FBI director Chris Wray July 12 on a leaked memo from the bureau’s Richmond division that described an investigation into Catholic communities. The internal memo, dated Jan. 23 and leaked to the press Feb. 8, outlines a Richmond FBI’s investigation of “radical-traditionalist” Catholics. It claimed that violent […]
Local
Members of the Knights of Columbus Father Sikora Council No. 7992 and Nativity Catholic Church completed their 25th home for those in need in Appalachia last month. In two weeks, a crew of 30 built a new home for the Creekmore family, who had been living in a dilapidated trailer. Since 2001, Nativity has contributed […]
Local
Roy and Valerie Naquin, parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in Aldie, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last month at age 91 and 89, respectively. They married June 13, 1953, at St. Ann Church in Arlington with Father James O’Hara officiating. Through their years together, the Naquins have lived throughout Northern Virginia, all part of the […]
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