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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — If young people recognize all that they have received with gratitude and older people take the initiative of relaunching hope in young people for their future, then nothing can stop the flourishing of God’s blessings among people, Pope Francis said. Urging visitors to make sure they help bring young and older people […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Having “the smell of sheep” for one military chaplain serving in Ukraine has now meant being surrounded by the smell of burned homes and lives. “Every city has its own smell of suffering. It can’t be described. The church here must become saturated with this smell and stay close by with different […]
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Schools
By Claire Theriot
Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington recently sent 83 students in choir, band and orchestra to compete nationally in Orlando, Fla., against peers from other high schools. The choral groups performed in a church while the band and orchestra performed at Universal Theme Park in the space where the Blue Man Group previously drew crowds. […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — There is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” nation because wickedness can be found everywhere, Pope Francis said. “Once there was a habit of dividing humanity into the good and the bad: ‘This country is good,’ ‘But it makes bombs!’ ‘No, it’s good and this one is bad,'” he said […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — The majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a former high school football coach April 25 who said his postgame prayers on the field — that cost him his job — amounted to private speech and not the public school’s endorsement of religion. During nearly two hours of oral arguments, several […]
National
By Laura Ieraci
CHICAGO — “It is happening.” Three words in a text message from a friend in London alerted Paul Gavrilyuk that Russia’s invasion on Ukraine had begun. From his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, he immediately called his brother in Lithuania, who agreed their elderly parents should evacuate Kyiv. It took about 200 phone calls between […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
LUBLIN, Poland — In a cavernous warehouse on the edge of Lublin, Piotr Piskorski sees too much empty space, especially near the pallets of baby formula, canned soups and vegetables and individual servings of instant noodles. He didn’t mention the lone box of extra-large jars of dill pickles. Caritas Lublin moved its Ukrainian aid distribution […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The mercy shown by God to his children can transform hearts and makes Christians become channels of that mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. “In the midst of our own crises and our difficulties, divine mercy often makes us aware of the sufferings of our neighbor,” the pope said April […]
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On Divine Mercy Sunday, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge led a holy hour with special intentions for peace in Ukraine and the world April 24 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. The event included Scripture readings, intercessory prayers and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against Ukraine, Pope Francis said. However, the meeting between the pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow planned for June has been canceled out of concern it could cause “confusion,” and there will be no papal […]
