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By Leslie Miller
“Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” This line from the Beatitudes could have been written for the people of Ukraine, now facing a second winter of war, almost a year after the Russian invasion of their country last Feb. 24. “People are freezing and starving. Funerals take place every day. Everywhere […]
Schools
Orange Out returned to Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores Jan. 6. The tradition is more than just a spirited basketball game. The school held its first Orange Out in November 2011 to support a student diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia while she was very sick in the hospital. At […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
I have loved photography for years. I think I finally found my niche: snow photography. Every time it snows — frequently here in Minnesota — I grab my phone, slip into my boots and start snapping. Some prefer their trees laced with pink apple blossoms or blazing with red maple leaves. I’ll take an evergreen […]
Local
Catholic Press Month, celebrated every February, recognizes the role of Catholic media in reporting on local, national, Vatican and global news, and evangelizing through stories of faith. As part of Catholic Press Month, a second collection will be held Feb. 4-5 at many parishes to accept contributions toward their annual support for the Catholic Herald. […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Before beginning their ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan, Pope Francis and the leaders of the Anglican Communion and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland asked Christians around the globe to accompany them with prayers. Pope Francis is scheduled to fly first to Congo for a visit Jan. 31-Feb. 3 before meeting […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Marriage is not a ceremony, a social event, a mere formality or an abstract ideal, Pope Francis said. Marriage, according to Christian revelation, is a gift from God that joins a man and woman together so that “the two shall become one flesh,” and “what God has joined together, no human being […]
Global
By Jonah McKeown
A compilation of new data by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University sheds light on the countries around the world that have the highest Mass attendance numbers. CARA researchers used data from the World Values Survey, a major international study of religious belief that has been conducted for decades, to […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Christians must combat the prevalent culture of wastefulness by becoming poor in spirit, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square Jan. 29, the pope condemned today’s “throwaway culture,” which he called a “plague” that dominates affluent societies. “Throwaway culture” has become a refrain of Pope Francis’ to describe […]
Schools
Joe Wootten, the boys basketball coach at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, reached a coaching milestone with his 500th career victory as his Knights defeated St. Mary’s Ryken from Leonardtown, Md., at home, 81-65, Jan. 5. He reached the mark midway through his 24th season at O’Connell, bringing his overall record to 500-247. Wootten […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I’m a story person. I love a good story. Growing up, I escaped into novels, and I believed that there was no story arc that didn’t come to a satisfying conclusion. The satisfying conclusion, of course, meant that the heroine, who essentially lived a good and virtuous life — even if she’d taken a detour […]
