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Arts
The Marian Art and Concert Series will highlight local artists, musicians and Catholic Charities ministries.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
As Earth Day nears, a native plant nursery employee reflects on how her work helped her career and faith blossom.
Parishes
By Zoey Maraist
First Arlington diocese parish enrolls in the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform.
Parishes
By Zoey Maraist
The facility will help the parish continue its ministry of serving 400 families a week.
Local
By Anna Harvey
Among the rolling hills of Front Royal, a church reminiscent of a Gothic cathedral rises from a grassy field. After nearly four years of construction, Christendom College’s Christ the King Chapel opened its doors at the Mass of Dedication April 15, marking the culmination of the college’s 45th anniversary. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge dedicated […]
Global
By Courtney Grogan
The Vatican announced April 13 the date and theme for the third annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. The event will take place this year on July 23, the Sunday before the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim, the grandparents of Jesus, and the theme for the day, selected by the pope, will […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The wounds of Christ, still visible after his resurrection, are the greatest sign of God’s love and mercy, Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy Sunday. “Let us ask ourselves, however, if in the name of this love, in the name of Jesus’ wounds, whether we are willing to open our arms to […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis confirmed he will travel to Mongolia in September, becoming the first pope to visit the Asian nation, which is home to a cardinal and some 1,300 Catholics. In an audience April 14 with executives and staff of ITA Airways, the airline that has taken the pope on his international trips […]
Global
By Ana Paula Morales
On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high, which makes it the largest of its kind in the country. The statue stands in the center of the esplanade atop “Faith and Religion […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Despite declining numbers and sometimes a lack of appreciation from clergy, women religious are called to be courageous like the women disciples who discovered Jesus’ empty tomb and rushed off to share the news of his resurrection, Pope Francis said. “Always go with courage, seek the Lord and what he is saying […]
