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By Mary Witko
Last weekend, as my neighbors braved sub-zero temperatures and shoveled out from Northern Virginia’s latest snow storm, my husband and I flew to Florida. For the first time in nearly 30 years of marriage, we were without children – unencumbered by car seats, multiple suitcases or the need for a constant source of amusement and/or […]
National
By Mark Zimmerman
WASHINGTON – The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s devotion to his Catholic faith and his family, and his dedication to serving the law and his country, make him a role model for public servants of all faiths, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in a Feb. 16 interview. “Justice Scalia spoke of himself as […]
National
Thousands of people lined up next to the casket of Justice Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court where his body lay in repose Feb. 19. Scalia, a Catholic, died of natural causes Feb. 13 while on a hunting trip in Texas. He was 79. Fr. Paul Scalia, a priest of the Arlington Diocese, leads a […]
National
Here is the official Vatican Information Service transcript of the pope’s remarks aboard the papal flight from Mexico Feb. 17. The transcript was provided by Fr. Thomas Rosica. Question: Holy Father, thousands of people are missing in Mexico, but the case of the Ayotzinapa 43 is emblematic. I would like to ask you why you […]
Local
By Katie Scott
Family Promise of Shenandoah County is the 200th affiliate of a national nonprofit that helps low-income and homeless families achieve independence through support from faith-based communities. Host churches house a homeless family for a week at a time four times a year, and St. John Bosco was the first to open its doors last week.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO – As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one’s country is un-Christian. Holding his customary in-flight news conference Feb. 17 after a six-day trip that ended at the Mexico-U.S. border, Pope Francis […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – At the border of Mexico and the United States, Pope Francis blessed a large cross in memory of all the people who have crossed the frontier. The pope said nothing Feb. 17, but he clasped his hands tightly in prayer and bowed his head in silent prayer. He left a bunch […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
MORELIA, Mexico – Excitement turned potentially dangerous and elicited an angry snap from Pope Francis at a meeting with young people in Morelia Feb. 16. As the 79-year-old pope made his way to greet a boy in a wheelchair, one of the many pilgrims behind the boy pulled the pope’s arm, causing him to fall […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
While many couples were out on Valentine’s Day dates Sunday night, a large group gathered at St. Ann Church in Arlington for a special musical performance. Under the dimmed lights of the sanctuary, the St. Patrick’s Family Players performed the musical cantata “Resurrection,” by Bryan Jeffery Leech.
Global
By David Agren
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer safe shelter and passage that their actions and inhospitable attitudes were bringing about dishonor and self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they “lost their sensitivity to pain.” Recalling […]
