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By Catholic News Service
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court Aug. 12 upheld a state law that bans abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. The law will take effect Aug. 25. A Planned Parenthood affiliate had challenged the ban, saying it violates Idahoans’ right to privacy and equal protection […]
Local
By Ana Lucia Batista
When Mariah Naegele, 27, and Bulay Miñano, 33, parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church, saw the need for a more affordable camp experience in their community guided by Catholic faith, they decided to start their own. They pitched the idea to Father Matthew Zuberbueler, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church, […]
National
By Joseph Staniunas
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Most students who have graduated from Virginia Tech with engineering degrees are joining companies that pay them for their work. Armed with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the university in Blacksburg, Maureen Fuller is joining a group that asks her to raise her own living expenses. She’s happy to […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to the urgent need for young and old to come together so older people can share their faith and wisdom about the world. “Let’s think about dialogue, about the alliance between old and young,” he said, as well as make sure this bond is not […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Even though summer is coming to an end, it is necessary to reflect on the ongoing need for proper rest and relaxation. The reason, as we all know, is because we live in a very hectic and fast-paced culture, one that fills our days with countless demands, pressures and responsibilities. We rightly treasure time for relaxation, but we do not […]
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
A mild summer morning greeted guests at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge Aug. 13, the location of this year’s Mass for Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders. During the Mass, James Harbour, Donghan Lee, Sean Mazary, Eric McDade, Alexander Solsma and Nicholas Young committed to move forward in their studies for the […]
Global
By Fredrick Nzwili
NAIROBI, Kenya — Some Catholic leaders have joined the Coptic Orthodox Church in mourning the 41 people — including 18 children — who died in a fire in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. According to news reports, at least 5,000 Coptic Christians were preparing for the morning liturgy Aug. 14 at the Martyr Abu Sefein Church in […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — If passed, the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives would provide newly arrived Afghans with an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents in the United States, said the head of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee. The bill “would lift the cloud of legal uncertainty currently […]
National
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON — St. Anthony Catholic School in Northeast Washington has been vandalized twice in less than a week in what the principal of the school is calling “a hate crime.” “When they tore up benches out front, that was vandalism,” said Principal Michael Thomasian. “When they destroy statues of St. Anthony and the Blessed Mother […]
Arts
By Katie Peterson
NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. — For Sarah Hart, writing a new hymn is always about pleasing God. “I do think, ‘God, I hope this is pleasing to you. I hope that this thing I’m doing is my prayer to you,’ ” she told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Diocese of Nashville. “Writing a song for me […]
