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Fr. Jason Weber shares stories from his time in the diocesan mission.  

Ponderous action fantasy in which, once grown, the monarch of the title (Charlie Hunnam) who was dispossessed of his rights as a child and raised as a brawling street urchin by the inhabitants of a London brothel, uses Excalibur to battle the evil uncle (Jude Law) who long ago usurped his throne.

Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville combined all the fun of a parish festival with the Catholic church's flair for celebrating the Mother of God during all-day party May 13.

In his book The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis writes, "The typical expression of opening friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one.'"

I think this is the reason that a good number of my friends are Catholic converts. I have spent the better part of my adult life trying to communicate the church's teachings in various professions. The Gospel is good. I've always thought it worth sharing.

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spent the weekend in the Arlington Diocese, first delivering the commencement speech at Christendom College in Front Royal May 13 and then celebrating Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More May 14. 

Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary, during his visit to Fatima May 13. He is making the two-day visit to Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions. Check back for complete coverage.

LEIRIA, Portugal — Pope Francis said his two-day pilgrimage to Fatima would be a time of prayer and encounter with Jesus and Mary. The pope's trip was planned for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mary's apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima.

Father Williams, pastor of Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Springfield, in southeastern Vermont, lives in its 5,000-square-foot rectory, and though he's not complaining, he quipped, "If you want to know my preference, go look at the tiny house."

FATIMA, Portugal — Mary's example of believing and following Jesus is what matters most; she cannot be some image "of our own making" who Christians barter with for mercy, Pope Francis said. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, the pope asked tens of thousands of pilgrims May 12 to reflect on "which Mary" they choose to venerate, "the virgin Mary from the Gospel" or "one who restrains the arm of a vengeful God?"