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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
If people on the street were asked to name a queen, the most likely person to be mentioned would be Queen Elizabeth, whose one-year anniversary of death is next month. She was a presence, a symbol, a sign of Britain’s history and an emblem of its future. Her function as a head of state and […]
Global
By Anna Kurian
On a small island called Tinos in the Aegean Sea along a remote slope of the Patellas mountain lies a holy site that attracts pilgrims from all over Greece. Our Lady of Vryssi, or “Virgin of the Fountain,” is venerated here. A 14th-century icon is preserved at this shrine, where a number of faithful testify […]
Global
By Peter Pinedo
Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is also the patron saint of soldiers. Here’s how this Iberian soldier-turned-priest and missionary was canonized a saint and came to be the protector and patron of soldiers across the […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Highlighting the Mediterranean as the sea that connects nations, cultures and religions across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Pope Francis will travel to Marseille, France, Sept. 22-23 for a meeting of bishops, civic leaders and young people from across the Mediterranean. The pope is also scheduled to meet with French President […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Destroying grain is a “grave offense to God,” Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as “my brothers” and urging them to resume cooperating with a United Nations’ initiative to guarantee the safe transport of grain out of Ukraine. “Let us not cease to pray for beleaguered Ukraine, where the war […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately. Specifically, healing podcasts. Because everybody needs healing. Perhaps me most of all. Of course, I don’t need all of the types of healing I’m learning about. For instance, recently I listened to a series on “healing in marriage.” When it comes to marriage, I have lots […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? For starters, a sitting United States president was among the first parishioners in our current church building. When John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president in 1961, St. Stephen the Martyr was still a mission parish under the Richmond diocese and Mass was celebrated at the Middleburg Community Center. Middleburg was […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I had a vision for this summer. Maybe “vision” is a word with too much scope. I had an image of this summer, just one image that I pinned to the forefront of my mind as my aspiration. It was a snapshot of a summer a long time ago. I’m about 12 years old, sitting […]
Global
By Carl Bunderson
The feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Portiuncula and its associated indulgence is a way to focus on the importance of Mary and the Franciscan tradition in the Church, according to one friar. The Aug. 2 feast is found in the Franciscan tradition and marks the dedication of the parish church in Assisi, […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Vietnam will allow a papal representative to reside in the country and open an office there to support Vietnam’s estimated 6.5 million Catholics in a sign of the country’s improved relations with the Holy See. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong traveled to the Vatican July 27 where he had a half-hour audience […]
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