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By Katie Scott
They arrived at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington last weekend after months, even years, of soul-searching and prayer – each journey different but all moving toward a shared spiritual home. Packing the mother church of the Arlington Diocese Feb. 13 and 14, nearly 700 individuals participated in the Rite of Election and […]
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By Mike Flach
Seven men took one step closer to the permanent diaconate Feb. 13 when they were installed as lectors at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Each man knelt in front of Bishop Paul S. Loverde and placed their hands on the Bible. The bishop then instructed them to “take this book of holy […]
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The relics of St. Sharbel Makhlouf will be available for veneration beginning at 9 a.m. March 5 until 5:30 p.m. March 6 at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church, 7142 Alaska Ave., N.W., Washington. A Mass will be celebrated March 5 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a healing service at 9 p.m. Eucharistic adoration will […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – While the outstanding films of the year just past covered a wide range of traditional genres, from sci-fi adventures to sports stories, fact-based titles predominated to a notable degree. A musical biopic, a Cold War spy duel, the tale of canny investors who managed to profit from a worldwide economic downturn: All […]
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By Katie Scott
“That’s God up there, isn’t it, right?” Jordan Garcia pointed above a table covered with a hearty dinner spread of salad, pasta, bread and chicken casserole. The 7-year-old with large dark eyes stood gazing at the crucifix for about 30 seconds before turning his attention back to the meal he was about to eat. Jordan […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
MORELIA, Mexico – The devil loves Christians – especially priests and nuns – who are resigned to the violence and corruption around them, Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass Feb. 16 at a stadium in Morelia, Pope Francis repeated his frequent call to priests, religious and seminarians to get out of their churches and convents and […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ECATEPEC, Mexico – Pope Francis began his travels to Mexico’s “peripheries” by visiting an overcrowded, sprawling settlement known internationally as a hunting ground for girls to force into prostitution and for boys to enlist in the drug trade. Ecatepec, on the northern edge of Mexico City, also has tidy gated communities and a new shopping […]
National
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of apparent natural causes Feb. 13, was the longest-serving member of the current Supreme Court. He was 79. Scalia was nominated to the high court in June 1986 by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate that September. With his death, there are now five […]
Arts
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – For more than 40 years, the biblical epic was a recognized – and reliably popular – Hollywood genre. Conveniently, if not with precision, its heyday might be seen as bookended by MGM’s two classic adaptations of Civil War Gen. Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.” The first of […]
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