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Pope Francis
Pope Francis presided over the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Jan. 5. This is the full text of his homily: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Lk 23:46). These were the final words spoken by the Lord on the cross; his last breath, as it were, which summed up what had […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass. “Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude and the balm of hope, in order to show […]
Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Benedict XVI “always wanted to accompany us in the encounter with Jesus,” Pope Francis said at the start of his weekly public audience Jan. 4. The pope began his message with a reference to his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95. His body is lying in […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Linda Ruth McMahon, a former professor at Marymount University in Arlington and longtime member of the board of diocesan Catholic Charities, died Dec. 27 in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was 80. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1942, McMahon joined the faculty of Marymount in 1965, serving as chief student affairs officer and chair of […]
Local
A Mass of Christian burial for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, will be offered by Pope Francis Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square. Here are three ways to commemorate his death. Watch the livestream The Mass will be streamed live Jan. 5 at 3:30 a.m. (EST) on the Vatican Media Live YouTube […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Tens of thousands of people streamed through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI. While Rome authorities had predicted between 30,000 and 35,000 visitors a day, some 65,000 people filed past the pope’s body Jan. 2 — the first of three days dedicated to public viewing. More […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
BISHOP BURBIDGE’S STATEMENT “The land will never lack for needy persons; that is why I command you: ‘Open your hand freely to your poor and to your needy kin in your land’ ” (Deut 15:11). Each January, we observe Poverty Awareness Month as a way to bring light to those who are in desperate need […]
Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Let Mary, the Mother of God, be your guide in the new year, Pope Francis said Jan. 1. In his Angelus address before a crowd of an estimated 40,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said: “As we contemplate Mary in the stable where Jesus was born, let us ask ourselves: What languages does […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will soon pack his bags for his first foreign trip of 2023, a year that promises to be as busy as ever. The pope, who celebrated his 86th birthday Dec. 17, can move quickly — in a wheelchair — and keeps saying in interviews that a functioning head and heart […]
Global
By Katie Yoder
Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts from an ancient Jewish burial cave associated with Salome, who according to some Christian traditions was a midwife at the Nativity of Jesus. The cave is the site of a centuries-old Christian pilgrimage destination located in the Lachish region in central Israel, the Times of Israel reported. Looters first happened upon […]
