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By Natalie Hoefer
EDINBURGH, Ind. — Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn’t listen long before she figured it was a prank call and hung up. When the person called back, she hung up again. “On the third call, they had all the producers on the line — Kirk Cameron and the […]
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By Patrick Reilly
The Cardinal Newman Society awards an annual scholarship to a student who attends one of the colleges recognized for faithful Catholic education in the Society’s Newman Guide. This year, Sarah Davis, a homeschooler from Pennsylvania, won the Society’s Essay Scholarship Contest and received a $5,000 scholarship toward attending Christendom College in Front Royal this fall. […]
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Christendom College began its 45th anniversary year by welcoming a record-setting student body to campus last month. In his opening address to begin the academic year, College President Timothy O’Donnell called on these students to strive in and outside the classroom to become saints. “In this day and age, you are doing something heroic and […]
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Marymount University in Arlington debuted on the list of “Best National Universities” in the latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings, a reclassification from its previous listing as a ‘Regional University of the South.’ This is the first time Marymount has appeared alongside top universities that offer a range of […]
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By Hosffman Ospino
Catechetical programs have resumed activities or will soon start in most Catholic parishes in the United States. Children, youth, young adults and adults prepare to return to sessions where they will learn and reflect about their faith. Just as we speak of the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist, as essential to nurturing our spiritual life, catechesis […]
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David Snyder wanted to work in the U.S. Space Force following his graduation from Christendom College in Front Royal in 2019. He accomplished that goal using his multiple degrees to help secure a position in the country’s newest military branch. Snyder, who hails from Virginia, developed an interest in space from a young age. Choosing […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Changing a child’s godparents Q. I was wondering whether you’re allowed to change your child’s godparents and, if so, how to go about it and have it be acceptable to the church. The situation is this: When we chose our daughter’s godparents, seven years ago, they were Catholic and went to church. But over the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis intends to visit the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain Nov. 3-6. The trip would make him the first pope to visit the archipelago nation in the Persian Gulf. “Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesial authorities, Pope Francis will make the announced apostolic journey,” visiting […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Jesus never abandons, coerces or blackmails anyone when they stray, rather, he patiently waits and is “our greatest and most faithful friend,” Pope Francis said. “He remains at the door of the heart. We say, ‘No, I do not want to know anything about you.’ And he remains silent, he remains there […]
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WATERVILLE, Maine — Will Sideri’s bargain buy of an old document at an estate sale in Waterville turned out to be a page from a 700-year-old French Catholic missal, according to a story in The Maine Monitor, an independent news outlet. Sideri bought the parchment for $75, but it could be worth up to $10,000, […]
