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By Elizabeth Foss
As my family grows, I get fresh insight into how beautifully we are designed for life in community. My nine children stretch in age from 14 to 34 years old. When we’re all together for a summer vacation, each of us falls into certain roles according to our gifts. Need to navigate a new place? […]
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By Special To The Catholic Herald
Some 600 patients and family members gathered in Woodbridge at the Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic June 24 for its first Patient Appreciation Day, an event designed to provide a little pampering to patients who might not otherwise receive it. They received free haircuts and spa treatments, participated in fun games and […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on criminal sexual abuse charges in Massachusetts, a mental health expert hired by the state said after examining the disgraced ex-prelate. The update in the case could lead to the dismissal of the first criminal charges against McCarrick, 92, following several accusations of sexual abuse […]
Art
By Nora Hamerman
The sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) is a study in contrasts: a devout Catholic who admired (and was admired by) the American Founding Fathers, who weren’t Catholic. A sculptor who carved portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte and his family — but led the effort after 1815 to bring the masterpieces Napoleon had stolen back to Italy. An […]
National
By Peter Pinedo
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday in favor of a Christian postal worker who says he was targeted and disciplined by his employer for refusing to work on Sundays because of his religious beliefs. In its ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court said federal law requires […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches should join efforts to promote peace before threats of a “major global armed conflict,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Pope Francis’ envoy on a peace mission to Moscow. Meeting June 29 with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, sent by the pope on a two-part peace […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
As we celebrate Independence Day this year, I can’t help thinking that we are now in the three-year run-up to our nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. In some ways, three years seems like a long time away. Yet, if advancing years have taught me anything, it is that time passes far more quickly than I […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Forty years ago, Marianne Evans Mount had a bright idea. Why not a Catholic correspondence course in religious education? Four decades later, that idea has grown into a fully accredited, degree-granting institution — the Catholic Distance University — with an international student body, expanding curriculum, and big plans for the future. “We bring education directly […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Like every saint, St. Peter was not a superhero, he was just a real, imperfect person who generously said, “yes” to Jesus, Pope Francis said. “It appears that it is God who makes Peter strong with his grace, who unites us with his love, and forgives us with his mercy,” the pope […]
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