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The focus of the year two of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee is Mary. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has invited the diocese to look at Mary and imitate her example. A new diocesan video series, “Mary, Explained,” will explain the theology, traditions and devotions to Our Lady to help people understand what the church teaches about […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
It all started with a used coat. Betty Henson didn’t need her fuzzy green coat anymore, so she offered it to her son, an aspiring puppeteer. Jim stuffed and stitched it, creating a round head, dense torso and lanky limbs. He folded a deep mouth and split a ping pong ball to make the eyes. […]
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After a month of working as program director for Catholic Charities’ St. Martin de Porres Senior Center in Alexandria, Juanita Balenger said she enjoys serving seniors. Her work is a “calling from the Lord to support the independence and well-being of the seniors,” she said. “The seniors enjoy coming to the senior center every day, […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Nats pitcher Trevor Williams is a father, husband and local Catholic.
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By Zoey Maraist
Archbishop Broglio offers reflections on Our Lady at the Diocesan Marian Symposium.
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Christendom College President Timothy O’Donnell plans to retire from the presidency after the 2023-24 academic year. For more than 30 years and two-thirds of the college’s existence, O’Donnell has developed Christendom into what the Cardinal Newman Society has called a “standard for faithful Catholic higher education.” Under O’Donnell’s leadership, the college initiated two international study […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
Catholic bishops praised senators who stood their ground April 27 to prevent efforts to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution. Senate Republicans effectively blocked a resolution that would have eliminated the already-expired 1982 deadline for states to ratify the ERA. The Constitution requires that three-quarters of the states, or 38 states, ratify amendments […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked 23 new members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard to draw close to the sacraments, read Scripture and meditate on spiritual texts, including during calm shifts on guard. “Your mission here in the Vatican is a path the Lord has opened for you to live your baptism and bear joyful […]
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By Stacy Rausch
Former Catholic Herald staff writer, Elizabeth Alice Elliott, 47, died of heart attack April 27 while traveling from her home in Harlan, Iowa, to visit a friend out of state. Elliott was born Oct. 14, 1976, and grew up in Omaha, Neb., graduating from Marian High School. She attended Creighton University in Omaha and graduated […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
More than 100 Catholics came from across the nation April 28 to pray for reparation outside of the Marriott Copley Place in Boston in response to The Satanic Temple’s annual conference being held there. “SatanCon,” as The Satanic Temple calls the event, was apparently sold out and was held April 28–30, to celebrate the organization’s […]
