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By Jim Hale
For the first time in the decades-long history of RALLY, attendance was so high that students overflowed onto the balcony of the auditorium at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. “This is definitely the largest RALLY we’ve ever had,” said Kevin Bohli, executive director of the Office of Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries. “It […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a Rome prison to open a Holy Door as a "tangible sign of the message of hope" for people in prisons around the world, the Vatican announced.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Three years after he asked the world's Catholics to walk together in faith on a synodal journey, Pope Francis said that the church cannot risk becoming "static" but must continue as a "missionary church that walks with her Lord through the streets of the world."
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church has a valuable role to play in providing "clear moral leadership" to protect humanity from the negative impact of new technology, a leading AI researcher said under the vaulted ceiling of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences headquarters in the Vatican Gardens.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — After a two-day trip to Ukraine Oct.19-20, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said U.S. Catholics must thoughtfully consider the implications of recent escalations in the region without succumbing to polarized political discourse.
Columns
By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Pope Benedict XVI, in the first chapter of his “Introduction to Christianity,” written when he was still a young priest professor in Bonn, describes the act of faith as clinging to a cross that hangs over a churning abyss. The believer holds on to the cross, not necessarily knowing what keeps it stable, but knowing that it alone is secure as the entire chaotic world swirls beneath.
Movies
By Jonah McKeown
Arriving on moviegoers’ screens Oct. 25, the new movie “Conclave” bills itself as a star-studded mystery-thriller centered on the selection of a new pope for the Catholic Church. The film is poised to make a splash at the box office and is already generating awards-season buzz.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay envelopes starting Nov. 1.
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we approach Election Day Nov. 5, we are confronted as Catholics by our moral responsibility to engage in the public square as faithful citizens.
Local
By Ann M. Augherton
She’s played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery. She’s performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington accompanying Roberta Flack.
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