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VATICAN CITY — It was quite fitting for a Catholic actor and a Christian director of a new streaming series on the life of Jesus to meet Pope Francis on the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of televisions and screens.
WASHINGTON — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate makes "historic investments" in transportation, climate change mitigation, job creation, expanded internet access and other areas, but several issues still need attention, said the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee chairman.
Q. As a longtime practicing Catholic, I would like to know whether the church has a position on whether those who are now in heaven can observe, and are aware of, how we are living our lives here on earth. Also, can we pray to our deceased loved ones for help and guidance in the same way that we pray to the saints? (San Francisco)
Home-schoolers assembled for talks, discussion and shared resources at a locally organized conference in King George July 30-31.
JERUSALEM — Frozen in time, like a "musical Pompeii," the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill a gap of knowledge of more than three centuries in the history of the organ and its cultural context, medieval church culture, music and technology.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. District Court judge's Aug. 9 ruling to block a federal mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition procedures despite their own moral or medical objections is "a victory for common sense, conscience and sound medicine."
Parish’s charism? Our Lady of the Valley has many charisms, all directed to forming a solid parish family, a devotion to our Blessed Mother, Divine Mercy, and most importantly, we are focused on the Eucharist. As a cohesive and robust parish family, together with our pastor’s commitment, we are a resource for the needy in our small community in terms of food, help with housing needs and transportation.
The Mother of Light Center, founded in 2019 by Catholics, provides for the needy in the Alexandria area.
VATICAN CITY — What made Christian life radically new was the call for those who have faith in Jesus Christ to live in the Holy Spirit, who liberates from the law God handed down to Moses, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.
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Mary’s Magnificat
In a rare turn of events, our regularly scheduled readings for this Sunday (typically from John’s Gospel) take a momentary back seat as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To wit: Mary, because of the awesome grace at work in her life and her role as Mother of God, was preserved from any corruption at the end of her life and taken up to heaven, body and soul.