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The Convocation of Women Religious was held at Church of the Nativity in Burke Aug. 28. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass for the sisters who came from different parts of the diocese and represented several different orders.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named Msgr. Guido Marini, who has served as papal master of ceremonies since 2007, as bishop of the Diocese of Tortona.
WASHINGTON – Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory celebrated an Aug. 27 Mass urging prayers and support for the people of Haiti in the wake of an earthquake and tropical storm that recently devastated that island nation.
NEW ORLEANS — After the winds from Hurricane Ida peeled off the roof of the seven-story apartment building in Metairie, La., Aug. 29, St. Francis Xavier Church — across the street from the apartment building — was transformed into an emergency shelter for 34 residents, even though the parish had also lost electrical power.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Hungary and Slovakia, while seemingly standard as papal visits go, could prove to be among his most challenging visits at a time when distrust in government authorities and the looming threat of the delta variant are leading the headlines.
Following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, diocesan Catholic Charites has issued a plea for resources to support Afghan refugees resettling in Virginia as the Taliban’s rapid resurgence prompted Afghan translators and others who assisted U.S. military forces to flee the country along with their families.
Two weeks after Haiti's Aug. 14 earthquake, the country's southwest peninsula is still marked by funerals, aftershocks and a daily search for clean water, food and shelter.
Talking out of turn too much can cost you in the fifth grade at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington. Literally. Repeat violators are issued fines by classroom police officers, leaving the offenders with less money to spend when it’s time to shop.
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory thanked the National Council of Catholic Women for their years of dedication to the church at the council’s national conference, which marked its 100th anniversary this year.
Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling is a large multicultural parish. Our goal is to help all people to know Christ, to love Christ, to serve Christ and to be with Christ forever in heaven.
