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National
By Tyler Arnold
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement rejecting “false claims” that Catholic nonprofit organizations are complicit in human trafficking, smuggling, harboring, or child exploitation through the country’s southern border.
Global
By Andrés Henríquez
In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed for peace in the Holy Land and included a prayer to Our Lady on the feast of her Assumption to be recited by all Christians Aug. 15. Cardinal Pizzaballa said that “these days seem to be important” […]
Global
By Courtney Mares
The baths at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France have fully reopened for the first time in four years for France’s national pilgrimage for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this week. More than 30,000 pilgrims are expected in Lourdes for the Aug. 15 feast day, according to the news […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Bishop Thomas Welsh’s installation as the first bishop of the Diocese of Arlington!
Local
By Jim Hale
Seven seminarians took a major step in their priestly formation when they were formally admitted to candidacy for Holy Orders in a Mass at St. Ambrose Church in Annandale Aug. 10.
Art
By Martin Barillas
Catholic sculptor Tim Schmalz said that while Renaissance artists produced masterworks to depict the Catholic faith almost photographically, his work seeks to “go behind the scenes” and bring to life perennial truths.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Prejudices and preconceptions can block people from finding faith, Pope Francis said, even to the point of making them unable to recognize God standing before them.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he dreams of visiting China one day and, especially, praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan near Shanghai.
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
“By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.”
A slice of heaven