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By Julia Willis
Although most Arlington WorkCamp participants leave everything familiar to serve the needy in Shenandoah County, one local family volunteered their time and talents as a unit by sending 16 individuals to take part in WorkCamp 2015 June 22-26. Eleven adults and five youths from the extended Gordon-Konopa-McClure-Smith family combined their love of service with a […]
Columnists
By Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
The famous Olympian Bruce Jenner made headlines recently when he told ABC News, “For all intents and purposes, I’m a woman… That female side is part of me. That’s who I am.” He has been receiving hormonal treatments to acquire feminine traits, and is not yet sure whether he will undergo surgery to “complete” the […]
Arts
By Lyndsey Raynor
The Upper Room Theatre Ministry of All Saints Performing Arts Center in Manassas will present the beloved musical “Peter Pan” July 14-19. The show promises to be a spectacular experience full of pirates and mermaids, pixie dust and swordfighting, and, of course, flying. “Peter Pan” appeals to audiences of all ages, especially children. Adapted from […]
Movies
Bright 3-D animated comedy co-directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda in which background characters from the “Despicable Me” franchise come to the fore for an ever upbeat, though not always tightly crafted, adventure set primarily in 1960s London. A trio of the yellow, capsule-shaped creatures (all voiced by Coffin), whose natural inclination is to […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – Meeting with an international gathering of grassroots activists, Pope Francis not only encouraged, but tried to add fuel to their fire for “standing up to an idolatrous (economic) system which excludes, debases and kills.” Addressing the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz July 9, Pope Francis acknowledged he did […]
Pope Francis
By David Agren
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – Pope Francis visited one of Latin America’s most notorious prisons, calling himself “a man who was and is saved from his many sins.” “I couldn’t leave Bolivia without seeing you, without sharing the hope and faith given in the cross,” he told people at Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz. Speaking on […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Praising Bolivia’s efforts to include all its citizens in the country’s economic, political and social life, Pope Francis also defended the record and the right of the Catholic Church to be an active member of society and the right of the bishops to comment on public issues. The pope arrived an […]
Global
By Barbara J. Fraser | Catholic News Service
QUITO, Ecuador – Clergy and religious must remember that all they have is freely given by God and they must never forget where they came from, Pope Francis told sisters, priests, seminarians and bishops gathered July 8 at the El Quinche Marian shrine near here. Following those principles allows ministers to serve with joy, even […]
Global
By David Agren | Catholic News Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – Fernando Fernande brought toilet paper, soap and food to the Palmasola prison, where his son has been locked up for the past two years. Other families waited outside the gates with wheelbarrows full of everything from sausages to blankets to charcoal for cooking. The supplies, Fernande said, were to keep his […]
Global
By Jonathan Luxmoore | Catholic News Service
ATHENS, Greece – A Greek archbishop said he was hopeful for a last-minute deal to save his country from bankruptcy. “At this critical moment, we’re all hoping some new agreement might still be reached,” said Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos of Athens. “It’s clear there must be further reforms here, but also changes in how the European […]
