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By Kevin Schweers
Tens of millions of people visit the Orlando area each year, and while some only frequent the “altars” of Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter during their stay, others carve out time to worship the source of all blessings. They are welcomed with open arms at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
In honor of the Marian-themed Year Two of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge is encouraging Catholics to make a pilgrimage to the 11 parishes in the diocese named in honor of Our Lady.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — To evangelize well, the faithful need to dialogue with God, let the Holy Spirit renew their hearts and lives, and then dialogue with today’s world, Pope Francis said. The Holy Spirit is “the protagonist of evangelization. Without the Holy Spirit we will only be advertising the church,” he said during his weekly […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Pat Mudd, the first leader of the diocesan Office of Victim Assistance, is recognized by victim survivors.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Catholic Charities hopes these minors heal from the tragic circumstances that brought them to the U.S. and works with them to provide a fresh start.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — The longtime personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI said he recently discovered the late pope had five cousins who could inherit a small amount of money. Archbishop Georg Gänswein told reporters March 19 that the small inheritance is money left in the late pope’s private bank account; he did not specify the amount, […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
The U.S. Catholic bishops released a statement March 20 offering moral guidance for Catholic health care institutions, reiterating that “gender transition” interventions are not to be performed because they do not respect the fact that God has created each person as a unity of body and soul. “The body is not an object, a mere […]
Local
Hundreds of Catholics gathered at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly March 18 for Live Jesus! 2023, a morning of inspirational talks, fellowship and prayer organized by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales to prompt spiritual growth from the wisdom of the order’s patron saint. Artist and author Mickey McGrath, a religious […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Christians must not be afraid of being judged or condemned for bearing witness to the gifts and love they receive from God, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus with some 25,000 visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square March 19, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from St. John in […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — “War is the failure of politics,” Pope Francis said. “This must be stressed: War is the failure of politics. It feeds on the poison that considers the other as an enemy,” the pope told young Italians involved in a yearlong course on social and political commitments aimed at promoting peace. The course […]
