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Q. In a recent column, you quoted Luke 24:39 ("Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.") Are we to believe from this that Our Lord is confirming the existence of ghosts? (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S .Conference of Catholic Bishops, was taken to the hospital late March 15 after experiencing symptoms of what tests March 16 confirmed was a mild stroke, according to an archdiocesan statement.
U.S. Catholic bishops condemned the two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15 that left at least 49 people dead and 20 seriously injured, and they also pledged their solidarity with the Muslim community.
Republican leaders in the House are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and other House Democrats "to stop blocking" a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
New Zealand's Catholic bishops have expressed horror and distress at a terrorist attack in two mosques in Christchurch that saw at least 49 people killed.
The New Zealand mosque shooting resulted in a horrifying & tragic loss of life. Please join me in prayer for the victims, their families, & the community. This massacre was rooted in blinding hate & religious bigotry. May God’s grace eradicate such sentiments & heal all wounds.
St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax welcomes spring with an art class on floral watercolor painting March 7. The event is part of a series organized by the parish’s Women’s Group, which provided art classes by a local artist and parishioner throughout the winter. COURTESY
House of Mercy, a thrift store and food pantry in Manassas, is hosting its first tea and fashion show featuring donated wares. House of Mercy is partnering with the nearby Stonewall Jackson High School’s fashion club to select clothes for the fashion show, and students as well as volunteers will walk the runway.
The Diocese of Arlington features in the book as one of the top 15 U.S. dioceses with the most Asian and Pacific Island (API) Catholics, with 53,477 in a list topped by Los Angeles and Brooklyn. The diverse countries represented by Catholics in the diocese include Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan, India and the Pacific Islands.
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Everyone knows that St. Peter is impulsive, prone to speak and act in a hurry. We love to see him walk on the water with Jesus. We see him fall but we appreciate that he was ready to try — and that he succeeded for a time. St. Peter is a fascinating and very real character among the apostles of Jesus. We can learn from his initial impulses.