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By For The Catholic Herald
Art Bennett, founder and director of the Alpha Omega Clinics, has been appointed by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde as the first-ever president and chief executive officer of Arlington diocesan Catholic Charities, the social services ministry for the diocese that aids tens of thousands of Virginians each year. “Our outreach to those in need is […]
Movies
This good-natured, though intermittently violent, action-and-romance combo sees an everyday woman (Cameron Diaz) unwittingly caught up in the conflict between a highly skilled but apparently rogue CIA agent (Tom Cruise) and his former colleagues (led by Viola Davis and Peter Sarsgaard) as they battle each other and an evil Spanish arms dealer (Jordi Molla) for […]
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By John Thavis and Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed new heads of several Vatican departments, naming Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. Cardinal Ouellet, 66, will head the office that helps the pope choose bishops for Latin-rite dioceses around the world. It’s the first time a North American cardinal […]
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By Catholic News Service
WHEELING, W.Va. – Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston praised Sen. Robert C. Byrd as “a great statesman and public servant” after the June 28 death of the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate in American history. “While we will prayerfully reflect on his decades of scholarship, hard work and dedication to the people of […]
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By Sarah Delaney
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI joined a chorus of criticism of a raid on Belgian church headquarters by police seeking evidence of alleged clergy sexual abuse. In a June 27 letter of solidarity to Belgian bishops, he called the blitz on the Mechelen-Brussels Archdiocese “surprising and deplorable” for the heavy-handed way it was carried […]
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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – In an unusual public chastisement, the Vatican said a series of statements by Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn have contributed to widespread misunderstandings on issues related to clerical sexual abuse. In particular, the Vatican took issue with Cardinal Schonborn’s statement that Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former secretary of state, had blocked an investigation of […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
With the announcement of new clergy assignments last week by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde, including nine new pastors and administrators, new faces will be popping up everywhere from Alexandria to Dale City to Front Royal. Read below to find out who’s going where, and to get a little background information on your new parish […]
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By Effie Caldarola
As I write these words, much of the world is spinning from Helen Thomas’ statement that the Israelis should leave Palestine. “Get the hell out” were her exact words. The 89-year-old White House correspondent apologized, but it wasn’t enough to save her job. She resigned her column with Hearst, ending a career in which she […]
Movies
The popular DC Comics series springs to life with a bang as the title character, a Civil War soldier turned bounty hunter and drifter, seeks revenge on the man who killed his family and left him disfigured. Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) chases his nemesis, Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), across the country to prevent him from […]
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Very much the definition of mindless fun, only if you enjoy anything Ashton Kutcher says or does. Director Robert Luketic and screenwriters Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin play explosions, gunfire and car crashes by rote in this combination of marital comedy and espionage thriller, very much derivative of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and others of […]
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