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By Amira Abuzeid
In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the childhood home of the first U.S.-born pope, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal — the liturgical book that contains the texts for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
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National
By Tessa Gervasini
An organization encouraging the presence of “the Catholic intellectual tradition” in universities across the globe has a new leader.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said.
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Even in our fast-paced world, summer remains a season when we all may slow down, rest, and reflect on the hopes God has for us.
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
It doesn’t take much these days to trigger a heated conversation. Sometimes it’s a news headline, sometimes a stray comment on social media, sometimes a tense family dinner. In these moments, many Catholics feel caught: we want to speak truth, but not in a way that adds to division or hostility. We want to preserve […]
Local
By Jim Hale
Jim Connor’s retirement in 2013 after a career as a tax attorney didn’t last long. He went right back to work as a math teacher at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. “I always wanted to go back and teach math again,” said Connor, who started coaching track in his third year at O’Connell and […]
Local
By Jim Hale
Before packing up for another much-anticipated summer vacation, John Cuddeback suggests a different way of thinking about the potential and purpose of vacations. Much more than simply relaxation and fun, a vacation offers “practice for life,” said Cuddeback, a professor of philosophy at Christendom College in Front Royal who shares his reflections on intentional Catholic […]
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Father Frederick Edlefsen, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington, blessed and dedicated a new prayer garden devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 29, built by Jimmy Mazel for his Eagle Scout project.
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