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The task of journalism is to seek the truth, which requires humility and freedom of the press, Pope Francis told foreign correspondents working in Italy.

When: June 3 at 7:30 p.m.Where: All Saints Church, 9300 Stonewall Rd., Manassas

When: May 30 at noonWhere: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington 

When: June 4 at noonWhere: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will have a lot of things on his plate when he becomes the newest leader of the influential archdiocese situated in the nation's capital: the sexual abuse roiling the Catholic Church, the tense political climate on the Hill and the challenges that come with learning about a new archdiocese.

What I really want more than anything are days of a simple liturgy of joy. Not a formal liturgy inside a church building (though there will room for daily Mass) — but a purposeful season where the routines and rhythms and practices of daily life are inclined toward the quiet and the ordinary. After a season of noise and hustle, I look forward to a summer of simple, of returning to what I want, deep down.

We have to leave room for the Holy Spirit to whom we can turn when the paths for our plans seem to come to an abrupt end. Many people would readily offer that their lives took off because of the unplanned directions, from push and pull, that eventually gave them deep satisfaction.

Charlett Talbot, a 9-year-old girl with a gentle smile, is in a wheelchair and cannot speak due to severe cerebral palsy, but her six siblings don’t seem to mind as the seven of them navigate precious space in the modest living room of their parents’ Arlington home.

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