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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 […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
James R. Joseph and Sean-Michael V. Nypaver are one step closer to the priesthood after their ordination to the transitional diaconate.
Columns
By Joseph M. Rampino
Gospel Commentary April 16, Jn 20:19-31 The Gospels are filled with the unexpected at every turn. The Messiah arrives born of a virgin, not in glory but in a cave. Christ chooses not John the Baptist, whose fidelity is already proven, but the apostles, only one of whom will remain with him to the end. […]
Global
By Catholic News Agency
The last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, Benjamin Ferencz, died last week on Good Friday at the age of 103. Ferencz secured the convictions of 22 Nazis for the murder of 1 million Jews during World War II. He spent the rest of his life advocating for human rights. At the age of 27, […]
Bishop Burbidge
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments: Reverend Richard A. Miserendino — from Parochial Vicar at Saint Bernadette Parish in Springfield to Catholic Chaplain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, effective June 29, 2023. Reverend Thomas M. Yehl, YA — from Parochial Vicar at Blessed Sacrament Parish […]
National
By Catholic News Agency
Legal abortions in the United States decreased by more than 6 percent in the first six months that followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the nearly 50 years of abortion precedent set in Roe v. Wade, according to a report from the pro-abortion nonprofit Society of Family Planning. The average number of monthly abortions decreased from […]
Global
By Catholic New Agency
Two Catholic Relief Services (CRS) workers were shot and killed April 9, Easter Sunday, while riding in a CRS vehicle in the Amhara region of Ethiopia on their way back from an assignment in Addis Ababa. In an April 10 statement, CRS, the international Catholic humanitarian aid agency that serves those most in need in […]
Local
The Virginia Catholic Conference alerted Alexandria residents April 5 to an amendment proposed by the City Council of Alexandria to give special status to abortion facilities. Ten days later, at a City Council public meeting April 15, the Council unanimously voted in favor of Zoning Text Amendment #2023-00002, despite vocal opposition from pro-life citizens. The […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. In response to its inquiry, the committee announced it received from the FBI a heavily […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident. The case has fueled conspiracy theories for close to 40 years and inspired a Netflix series in 2022. Alessandro Diddi, the Vatican prosecutor, told Corriere della Sera, an […]
