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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ's infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said.
Local
Friends and supporters of Trinity House Café & Market in Leesburg gathered Oct. 19 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
National
By Daniel Payne
A Catholic school in the Richmond diocese is one of just two middle schools in the world chosen to compete in a prominent NASA engineering challenge.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Because the Holy Spirit specializes in love and unity, Catholic couples should pray regularly for the Spirit to be present in their marriage, Pope Francis said.
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
My team did not make it to the World Series.
They got close — very close. Alas, the playoffs did not end well for them. I am not the most devoted fan since I usually do not follow the team’s progress until the excitement of the later part of the season when the stakes are higher, and the disappointment greater.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops and extending it from a two-year to a four-year term, both sides announced.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — As members of the Synod of Bishops entered the last week of their meeting in Rome, the synod's secretary-general urged them to resist the temptation of "covetousness" — the desire "to keep everything for ourselves, to possess, to hoard, to define, to close."
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The listening that has been part of the Synod of Bishops changes people, can change the Catholic Church and can change the world for the better, four synod members told U.S. university students in Rome.
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