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The U.S. Catholic bishops stand with "our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Oct. 27 after a horrific shooting earlier that day in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, described as a hub of Jewish life in that city.
Pope Francis prayed for those affected by a deadly attack inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, calling it an act of inhumane violence.
In unity with Bishop David A. Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I ask all in the Diocese of Arlington to join me in prayer for the victims of the shooting, their families who are suffering, and the community.
As part of Black Catholic History Month, the Diocese of Arlington is co-sponsoring three days of performances chronicling the life of Father Augustus Tolton, a former slave from Missouri who became a priest and who is under consideration for canonization. The one-man play is free and will be held at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria Nov. 15-18.
Religion in general and Catholicism in particular are central to this intense, challenging drama from writer-director Drew Goddard.
The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be an important part of the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fall general assembly.
Following the Francigena Way, an ancient pilgrims' path, a group of about 300 synod participants and young people from Rome parishes headed to St. Peter's Basilica to pray at the apostle's tomb.
It was one of those days you never forget. Sitting on the beach one summer evening last year, my husband and I decided to pray the rosary.
Observing the stages of motherhood, the sages say of the baby and toddler years that “the days are long, but the years are short.”
Way simpler
What would we learn if we simplified this Sunday’s Gospel story of the healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus?