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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass for Respect Life Month and Persons with Disabilities at Holy Spirit Church in Annandale Oct. 12.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said.
Global
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú and Walter Sánchez Silva
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and vicar general of the pope for Vatican City, presided Oct. 13 over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of the church following a serious act of desecration that had taken place Oct. 10.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Christians must avoid using their faith to label those who are different — often the poor — as enemies to be avoided and rejected, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which has one of the bullets from the attempted assassination in 1981 of St. John Paul II embedded in its crown, Pope Leo XIV called for the warring to lay down their weapons.
National
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved Catholic nun who became known across the country at the age of 98 as the chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, died Oct. 9 at the age of 106. “In many roles at Loyola over the course of more than 60 years, Sister Jean was an […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Religious freedom is "a cornerstone of any just society" and contributes to building peace, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — All human beings need consistent, lasting and healthy experiences of authentic love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Local
By Jim Hale
Bishop Burbidge began his homily by congratulating the students on their impressive singing during Mass. “It's beautiful to see how well you sing,” he said. “I'm sure you please the Lord very much with lifting your voices in song and you participate so reverently. It's very, very inspiring.”
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