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Missionhurst Father Timothy W. Atkin died of lung cancer Sept. 8, 54 years to the day since he professed his religious vows. He was 74 years old. He was born May 18, 1948, in Jacksonville, Mich. He was ordained a priest May 4, 1974. He was sent to Haiti, where he learned both French and […]
Global
By Simon Caldwell
MANCHESTER, England — Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years. Pope Francis sent a telegram addressed “To His Majesty the King, Charles III,” her son who immediately ascended to the throne. “I willingly join all […]
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Meet the young men studying for the priesthood. John Anthony Buono, from St. Agnes Church in Arlington, attends Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. How old were you when you first started sensing a call to the priesthood? I was 17 years old at WorkCamp when I first started sensing a call to the […]
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Two Dominican sisters from the diocese recently professed vows for the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia. Sister Gloria Christi Bereit, from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Fredericksburg, made her first profession of vows and Sister Teresa Joy Berry, from St. Francis of Assisi in Triangle, professed perpetual vows at the Cathedral […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Europe and the entire world are being shaken by a war of great seriousness, Pope Francis told his papal nuncios who serve around the globe. It is “a particularly serious war, due to the violation of international law, the risks of nuclear escalation and the drastic economic and social consequences,” he said. […]
National
By Jean Parietti
SHORELINE, Wash. — In the spirit of Pope Francis’ call to care for creation, Holyrood Cemetery is using goat power, not gas power, to clear four acres of undeveloped, blackberry-infested land. “This is a first for the archdiocesan cemeteries,” said Rich Peterson, director of Associated Catholic Cemeteries in the Seattle Archdiocese. In the past, gas-powered […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE — At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when face-to-face visits were difficult or impossible, many members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul relied on phone calls or electronic means to connect critical services and resources with those who needed them the most. While the switch helped in the continuity of care, […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Discerning the will of God means being able to listen to one’s own heart and recognize the Lord’s presence in the unexpected events of life, Pope Francis said. Like St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose conversion began after he was recovering from a wound in battle, Christians can discern by recognizing “the signs […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Calling sexual abuse “diabolical” and a “monstrosity,” Pope Francis underlined there is “zero tolerance” for those in the church who are guilty of abuse. “One very key thing is zero tolerance. Zero. A priest cannot continue being a priest if he is an abuser. He cannot act (as a priest) because he […]
