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WASHINGTON -- People who know Bishop-designate William D. Byrne, named by Pope Francis Oct. 14 to head the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, say he reflects what Pope Francis has called "the joy of the Gospel" -- happily sharing Christ's love and hope with others.
VATICAN CITY -- The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is "as unique as it is rare" because offerings are made by Catholics in the richest and poorest nations, a Vatican official said.
VATICAN CITY -- Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to "definitely defeat hunger."
ROME -- A few steps from the Vatican, on the 42nd anniversary of the election of St. John Paul II, a small exhibit opened to celebrate the Polish-born pope, but also a father-daughter team of photographers who helped document his pontificate.
Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington receives donation of $250,000 worth of toiletries from Food for the Poor. br />br />
Parishioners from Queen of Apostles Church processed through the streets of Alexandria holding aloft a statue of Mary in honor of Our Lady of Fatima Oct. 10.br />br />
Spiritan Father Thomas P. Tunney, a longtime missionary in Africa who served in his retirement as parochial vicar at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church in Arlington, died Oct. 14 at ManorCare in Whitehall, Pa. He was 85.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, in an unsigned order Oct. 13, has cleared the path for the Trump administration to end the census count early by blocking a lower court order that had required the government to continue with the U.S. count until the end of October.
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father William D. Byrne, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, to head the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals met virtually Oct. 13, discussing the updated draft of a constitution reorganizing the Roman Curia and steps to implement it, the Vatican press office said.
