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Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed that "Jubilee hope" would "blossom in Rome and in every corner of the earth," bringing with it reconciliation, nonviolence and peace.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Preparing the way of the Lord means taking concrete steps to help usher in God's kingdom of peace, Pope Leo XIV said on his first Advent Sunday back at the Vatican after his trip to Turkey and Lebanon.
Schools
By Jude Fears and Gianna Sloan
A week before Thanksgiving, seven sophomores from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington went to the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, hosted by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry Nov. 20-22.
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
The sun was setting by the time we’d reached consensus on our Christmas tree. We’d decided on a cedar that hadn’t been anyone’s first choice — safely neutral, conflict averted.
Local
By Jim Hale
At their peak in the 1960s, 60 monks lived, prayed and worked together on the property that overlooks the Shenandoah River. In their prime, they baked and sold 20,000 of their world-famous fruitcakes. Now there are 12 monks and one postulant who make about 3,000 fruitcakes per year, but nothing has changed in their monastic life.
Columns
By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
What truth does the church convey about the Immaculate Conception? That Mary of Nazareth, who would become the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was preserved from every stain of Original Sin.
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
“Light one candle for peace, one bright candle for peace…” So begins our family’s celebration of Advent every year. The voices have matured, but the song and the prayer remain the same. Bring us peace.
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Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for differences as the only paths to peace.
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