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By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will preside over a consistory to approve the canonization of five men and women, including Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, the Vatican announced. The March 15 consistory also will determine the approval of canonization of Argentine “gaucho priest,” Blessed Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero and Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio, a […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde encouraged more than 500 men gathered in Manassas March 5 to make an intentional plan for daily living that includes prayer, authentic friendships and reaching out to others in need. The bishop said he was encouraged by the presence and witness of the men and he told them “to open […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. A Protestant friend asked me recently why Catholics sometimes refer to the pope as “His Holiness.” He wondered whether this is meant to imply that the pope is in essence holy. I had to admit that I had no idea. Can you enlighten me? What is the origin of that title? (Sioux City, Iowa) […]
Schools
Thirty-two diocesan elementary schools participated in the annual Arlington diocesan spelling bee last month at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington. The event was coordinated by Leslie Lipovski, coordinator of curriculum for the Office of Catholic Schools. The Catholic War Veterans Post No. 1652 at St. James Church in Falls Church awarded checks to […]
Local
By Mike Flach
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde encouraged Catholics to return home during Lent by trusting in God’s mercy and love, and seeking forgiveness in the sacrament of penance. “We rejoice because like the prodigal son, we have a Heavenly Father whose joy is to forgive,” Bishop Loverde said. “Let us return home because returning home brings […]
National
By Carol Zimmerman
BALTIMORE – For Father Leo Patalinghug, faith and food go hand in hand, or in cooking terms, they blend; there is no trick to folding one into the other. “The idea of food in faith is implicit in our Scriptures. It’s implicit in our liturgical calendar,” he said, also adding that without question it’s a […]
National
By Catholic News Service
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – With public confidence in government “at historic lows” and cynicism “high,” the University of Notre Dame will present its 2016 Laetare Medal to two public servants known for “their leadership, civility and dedication to our nation,” the university’s president announced. Vice President Joe Biden and former Speaker of the House John […]
National
By Catholic News Service
LOS ANGELES – Nancy Reagan, who became first lady of the United States in January 1981 following husband Ronald Reagan’s victory in the 1980 presidential election, made her anti-drug campaign a signature effort of her eight-year tenure as first lady. Reagan, 94, died March 6 in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. Her body was […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Republican candidate Donald Trump’s run for the White House is putting the efforts by the Republican Party to defend and advance the many “noble causes” it has promoted in his history “in grave danger,” said an open letter to Catholics published March 7 in the National Review. “Donald Trump is manifestly unfit to […]
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