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The Virginia Catholic Conference alerted Alexandria residents April 5 to an amendment proposed by the City Council of Alexandria to give special status to abortion facilities. Ten days later, at a City Council public meeting April 15, the Council unanimously voted in favor of Zoning Text Amendment #2023-00002, despite vocal opposition from pro-life citizens. The […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. In response to its inquiry, the committee announced it received from the FBI a heavily […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident. The case has fueled conspiracy theories for close to 40 years and inspired a Netflix series in 2022. Alessandro Diddi, the Vatican prosecutor, told Corriere della Sera, an […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Sharing the Gospel requires literally “going out,” witnessing to the joy of faith in person and not just sitting at home, being “keyboard warriors” who argue with others online, Pope Francis said. “One does not proclaim the Gospel standing still, locked in an office, at one’s desk or at one’s computer, arguing […]
Bishop Burbidge
The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Arlington celebrates the 35th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of the Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, bishop emeritus of this diocese, on April 12, 2023. With great joy, we celebrate and look back on Bishop Loverde’s long and faithful years of service to Our Lord as a parish […]
Global
By Diego López Marina
Organizations defending freedom of the press and freedom of speech in Nicaragua are demanding the release of Víctor Ticay, a Nicaraguan journalist who was arrested by the dictatorship on Holy Thursday after posting about a Holy Week event on social media. On April 7, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanded the immediate […]
Global
By Diego López Marina
Father Donaciano Alarcón, a Claretian missionary expelled from Nicaragua by the dictatorship, described how the authorities leveled unfounded accusations against him, took him to the border with Honduras, and abandoned him to his fate. “They put me in a patrol car with two police officers and took me to the border. They made me cross […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
With the arrival of Easter, one of the greatest joys in the lives of parishes around the world is the opportunity to welcome new sisters and brothers in Christ through the sacred celebrations at the great Easter Vigil. To all who celebrate this profound moment this year, welcome. May the graces flowing from the waters […]
National
By Shannon Mullen
A top U.S. military hospital ended its contract with a community of Franciscan friars just before Holy Week, putting a for-profit firm in charge of Catholic pastoral care, according to the Archdiocese of the Military Services. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the head of the archdiocese, blasted the move by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center […]
Global
By Kevin J. Jones
Pope Francis and other Christian leaders called for prayer and a rededication to the peace secured in Northern Ireland by the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, acknowledging that “open wounds” from the conflict still exist. “Today marks the 25th anniversary of the so-called ‘Good Friday Agreement’ or ‘Belfast Agreement,’ which ended the decades-long violence that […]
