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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As Christians await their death and the final judgment of God, the Gospel tells them what they must do to be welcomed into heaven: love others because God is love, Pope Francis said. In life “we are in the waiting room of the world,” hoping to hear Jesus say, “Come, you who […]
Local
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated the Mass for All Saints’ at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Nov. 1. In his homily, Bishop Burbidge said, “Becoming a saint is not out of our reach. They were people like us. They had strengths and weaknesses. They experienced blessings and hardships in life. There were […]
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
Communities inspire parents to do their religion homework.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Arlington authors argue increasing ownership and easing lending promote human dignity.
National
ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) — Father Kenneth Doyle, who wrote the popular Catholic News Service “Question Corner” column for the last 11 years and had served as the CNS Rome bureau chief in the early 1980s, died Oct. 28 at Teresian House in Albany. He was 82. Ordained in 1966 for the Diocese of Albany, Father […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
A deacon and his wife share how his ministry has changed their lives.
Global
LONDON — Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, led a dedication ceremony Oct. 27 to celebrate the Catholic university’s acquisition of the G.K. Chesterton Collection for its London Global Gateway. The collection is a treasure trove of the writings, personal effects, art and other items related to the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The saints were not “starched,” picture-perfect conformists, Pope Francis said; they were “countercultural and revolutionary.” The multitude of men and women honored on the feast of All Saints lived according to the Eight Beatitudes, which made them decidedly out of place in the world, Pope Francis said Nov. 1 before reciting the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — St. Francis of Assisi is known for loving and celebrating creation and for being a man of peace and poverty, Pope Francis said. “When I chose to call myself Francis, I knew I was referring to a saint who is very popular, but also very misunderstood,” he told members of the Coordinating […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — God always sees people’s potential, looking past their mistakes and understanding what they can become, Pope Francis said. If people feel they are “not up to the challenges of life and, even less, of the Gospel, mired in problems and sins, Jesus always looks at us with love,” the pope told people […]
