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WASHINGTON -- The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd said House passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Sept. 17 is a "huge win for women."
WASHINGTON -- Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.
Election Day is November 3. In Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, faithfulcitizenship.org, we and our brother U.S. bishops noted, “Unfortunately, politics in our country often can be a contest of powerful interests, partisan attacks, sound bites, and media hype. The Church calls for a different kind of political engagement: one shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good, and the protection of the weak and the vulnerable. … We are called to bring together our principles and our political choices, our values and our votes, to help build a civilization of truth and love” (no. 14).
WASHINGTON -- The Catholic Church and American society should recognize the historic and current contributions of Hispanic and Latino leaders, said a U.S. bishop at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis reminded elderly and ill priests that they need not be afraid of suffering because Christ is always there to help them carry that cross.
PITTSBURGH — When it comes to social distancing, cloistered religious communities are way ahead of everyone.
In these difficult times of pandemic, we may miss experiencing the sacraments instituted by Christ. We also miss being able to go to museums and see great art in person. Yet thanks to modern technology, we can use this time to re-imagine the original context and meaning of many artworks that have been separated and put on museum walls. A great example of this is the Seven Sacraments series painted by Nicolas Poussin around 1640. The National Gallery of Art in Washington owns one of those pictures, “The Baptism of Christ.”
It’s Sunday morning at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale, and Mary “Provie” Rydstrom comes flying down the aisle with a metal music stand in on hand and a big red satchel in the other, just in time to interpret the 10:30 a.m. Mass in American Sign Language.
Even before Holy Family Church in Dale City had a name or a building of its own, the parish’s focus was on “serving people and helping people,” said Larry Pemberton, a longtime church volunteer and member of the pastoral council.
This year has proven to be a time of change in so many ways. I am a senior at St. Paul VI Catholic High School, and not only has my school changed physical locations, but we also moved to a hybrid model of instruction because of the pandemic. The anticipation of moving from Fairfax to Loudoun County has long been building. We are finally able to welcome people to our beautiful new campus in Chantilly. We were so fortunate to have Bishop Michael F. Burbidge lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony and bless our school’s auditorium, gym, football field and baseball field. He has been a great supporter of Paul VI and I am honored to get to know him through his regular visits to our school.
