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As a small group of witnesses silently looked on, the mortal remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen were interred at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria late in the afternoon of June 27, completing a transfer from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York that began early that morning.
Pope Francis will declare Blessed John Henry Newman, the 19th-century British cardinal, a saint Oct. 13.
Snappy and substantial, "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (Columbia), director Jon Watts' follow-up to his 2017 feature "Spider-Man: Homecoming," is an adventure full of bloodless derring-do and gentle, innocent romance. As a result, many parents may consider it acceptable for older teens.
U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico.
A host of Northern Virginia contractors spent their spring painting walls and replacing flooring, carpeting, lighting, bathrooms fixtures, kitchen cabinets at Catholic Charities Christ House, which operates a homeless shelter, food pantry, thrift store and emergency assistance program in Old Town Alexandria. On Friday Bishop Michael Burbidge arrived to tour the 200-year-old building, thank the local organization that spearheaded the project, and bless the new renovations.
For nearly a decade, the annual Immaculate Heart of Mary Home School Conference has made Fredericksburg a hub for homeschool families near and far. This year more than 1,000 people flocked to the Fredericksburg Expo center to take part in the two-day event June 21-22, featuring dynamic and informative speakers along with dozens of homeschooling vendors.
For those who say the church doesn't get it, or the Vatican doesn't get it, I offer up Msgr. John Kennedy.
Members of Opus Dei, a Catholic institution that teaches everyone is called to holiness, celebrated their founder with Mass on his June 26 feast day at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.
Midway through WorkCamp, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge visited and encouraged more than 850 participating high schoolers who sacrificed a week of their summer vacation to help repair the homes of people in need throughout King George County.
It is true that the position of the Catholic Church against the use of the death penalty has been strengthened because of a textual change in the Catechism of the Catholic Church announced by Pope Francis in August 2018.
