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By Zoey Maraist
Students give unwanted food a second life by donating to the Christ House pantry.
National
By Julie Asher
BALTIMORE — The mission of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is as timely now as 100 years ago when the conference was founded as a “wise and Spirit-filled response to the immense suffering and displacement” caused by World War I, the Vatican secretary of state said Nov. 12. “The church in your country seeks […]
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Arlington diocesan Catholic Charities is trying to help returning citizens as part of their Welcome Home Re-Entry Program.
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sent messages of condolence to people in Iran and Iraq after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake killed more than 400 people, mostly in Iran. The pope “assures all affected by this tragedy of his prayerful solidarity,” said the nearly identical messages, released Nov. 13. “In expressing his sorrow to all […]
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
For more than 30 years, men and women in military uniform — parents of St. Louis School students in Alexandria — have participated in an annual Veterans Day Mass.
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
For the past century, the collective voice of the Catholic bishops in the United States has been speaking out on some of the most critical and urgent issues facing this great nation. Through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), men called by God to serve as successors of the apostles work to bring the Gospel message of love, justice and […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The existence of nuclear weapons creates a false sense of security that holds international relations hostage and stifles peaceful coexistence, Pope Francis said. “The threat of their use as well as their very possession is to be firmly condemned,” the pope told participants at a conference on nuclear disarmament hosted by […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Concerned by the damage caused by smoking, Pope Francis has banned the sale of cigarettes in Vatican City State. Starting in 2018, the Vatican “will cease to sell cigarettes to employees,” Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, said in a Nov. 9 statement. “The reason is very simple: The Holy See cannot contribute […]
Columns
By Ann M. Augherton
I found myself seated at one of two long dining tables set with Limoges china, silver knife rests, crystal glassware and candlesticks that looked like something out of the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast.”
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis recognized that Pope John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way. The Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision Nov. 9. It marks the first major step on the path to sainthood for the pope who died in 1978 at the […]
