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Parishes
By Zoey Maraist
The community replaces a church demolished decades ago with a house of worship 'beyond all of our expectations.’
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the new Little Way Cafe at St. Louis Church in Alexandria March 25. Billed as the first parish-based cafe in the diocese, it will be a central gathering spot for a new ministry of evangelization and fellowship, said Father Keith O’Hare, pastor. Read more about the cafe ministry here.
National
By Tim Swift
This tax season, Americans have an unexpected figure to thank for one of their most-used deductions. She wasn’t an accountant, a lawyer or even a politician, but an actual saint. St. Katharine Drexel is well known for being a trailblazing figure in the early 20th century, championing the needs of Native Americans and Black Americans, […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
A three-year project to install 22 new stained glass windows at St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg was completed in March. The windows show scenes from the life of Jesus, starting with the Annunciation, said Helen Huff, parish business manager. “When the Church was dedicated in 2018, the windows were frosted glass,” she said. “In the […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis renewed his call for an end to the war in Ukraine and strongly denounced the conflict as a barbaric act used by those in power at the cost of innocent lives. “We need to reject war, a place of death where fathers and mothers bury their children, where men kill […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — God always forgives and joyously welcomes back everyone who returns to him, even after a life of mistakes and sin, Pope Francis said. “God does not know how to forgive without celebrating! And the father celebrates because of the joy he has because his son has returned,” the pope said before reciting […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — With many, but not all, COVID-19 restrictions eased in many parts of the world, the Vatican asked bishops and priests to be prudent in their planning for Holy Week and Easter liturgies but offered no firm instructions. “In view of the ongoing slowdown of the pandemic, albeit at different rates in individual […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The sacrament of reconciliation “is not so much about our sins” as it is about God’s forgiveness, Pope Francis said. “Think about it: If our sins were at the heart of the sacrament, almost everything would depend on us, on our repentance, our efforts, our resolve,” but it is about God’s power, […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — As Russia’s violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally reign. “Mother of God and our mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the church and all humanity, especially […]
National
By Catholic News Service
ELMONT, N.Y. —Retired New York Islanders defenseman Jean Potvin, who played on two Stanley Cup championship teams, died March 15 in Weston, Florida. He was 72. No cause of death was given. In retirement, Potvin volunteered in the community, serving on the boards of directors of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens and the Nassau […]
