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By Meghan Bartlett
Deacon Philip Briggs first felt the call to the priesthood in high school. The teen grew up in Front Royal, a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church, where he had easy access to daily Mass at Human Life International and Christendom College, where his father worked. One of nine siblings, he was homeschooled through […]
Global
By Tonny Onyulo
Tens of thousands of residents have been displaced due to the ongoing conflict in the West African nation of more than 20 million people.
National
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bills May 25, saying he has kept his promise to voters to “sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came across my desk.” It bans abortions from the stage of “fertilization” and allows private citizens to sue abortion […]
Schools
By Catholic Herald
When: May 27, 11 a.m. Where: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 26, 6:30 p.m., St. Bernadette Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Rd., Springfield Total graduates: 191 Graduates include: Wilson Alvarado, Joseph Ambery, Cameron Arnold, Taylor Ballenger, James Barker, Leo Bartholomaus, Regan Bartol, […]
Movies
By Catholic News Service
Screenwriter Julian Fellowes once again weaves his magic with this second film adaptation of his landmark ITV and PBS television series. This time out, the titular grand manor plays host to the cast and crew of a silent movie whose director (Hugh Dancy) falls for the married elder daughter (Michelle Dockery) of the estate’s owners […]
National
By Mark Zimmermann
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — As musicians in the Advanced Percussion Ensemble of DeMatha Catholic High School gathered on stage for a recent concert at their Hyattsville school, one of the performers — a new student there — didn’t have time to get a tux like the other student musicians were wearing, so he donned a DeMatha […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Ukrainian families in Rome will gather May 31 before a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, to recite the rosary for peace in Ukraine and in other places at war. Pope Benedict XV had the statue placed in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major in 1918 as a sign […]
Movies
By Catholic News Service
In this rousing sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski, the first film’s protagonist, a Navy fighter pilot (Tom Cruise), is ordered by his superiors (Val Kilmer and Jon Hamm) to tread unfamiliar territory by becoming an instructor to a new generation of trainee aviators. As he tries to build a team and […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Hundreds of notable scientists have been Catholic — lay, religious and priests, according to lists compiled on Wikipedia. And of all the Catholic clergy who have made significant contributions to the world of science, more than half of them have been Jesuits. There seems to be something special about the education, spirituality […]
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