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St. Patrick Church parishioners and pastoral staff broke ground for their new church in Fredericksburg Dec. 7.
Eighth-graders from the St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington took part in a ceremony remembering those who died at Pearl Harbor at the National World War II Memorial in Washington Dec. 7.
Fr. Théophile Naré succeeds Bishop Thomas Kaboré of Kaya in Burkina Faso.
A Nativity scene and Christmas tree are unveiled in St. Peter's Square.
Just last year, Catholics were required to attend separate Masses two days in a row for the Sunday obligation and Monday's Christmas Mass. Now, they have a similar opportunity this year with the feast of the Immaculate Conception falling on a Saturday — Dec. 8.
What father — having listened to President George W. Bush’s (“W”) majestic 12-minute eulogy for his father and the 41st president, George H.W. Bush — could not permit himself to hope in his heart of hearts that his child might display such respect and affection for him (“the best dad a son or daughter could ask for”) upon his own death?
From the beach town of New Smyrna, Fla., just a stone's throw from Daytona Beach, Rich Varano never imagined his unique talent of sculpting sand would take him to the heart of Christianity.
My aunt Jan has always known she was adopted, and the many mysteries surrounding that reality had never haunted her. She raised her daughters near St. Paul, Minn., her husband’s hometown, and cherished her Catholic faith. Now 56, she is an empty nester who volunteers often and paints religious icons.
As they celebrated their first Christmas in America 150 years ago, the Little Sisters in Baltimore noted that the donations received included “12 turkeys, four ducks, 16 chickens and so many other good things that we didn’t know what to do with it all.”
Diocesan Catholic Charities’ annual Parish Christmas Collection will take place in all parishes Dec. 8-9.
