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While Pope Francis thinks Blessed Paul VI wrote "the greatest pastoral document that has ever been written," great writing does not make a pope a saint.
p class="Body">Bringing a background in literary themes and devices with him to the papacy five years ago, the pope has shown himself to be a master of metaphor and allegory.
The call to a change of heart and a change of life was a hallmark of the ministry of Jesus, of His forerunner, John the Baptist, and of His apostles. And the Lenten season, which has been part of the Christian year from the earliest days of the church, has always made repentance its centerpiece.
Dozens of Catholics, including men and women religious, were arrested near the U.S. Capitol Feb. 27 in the rotunda of a Senate building in Washington as they called on lawmakers to help young undocumented adults brought to the U.S. as minors obtain some sort of permanent legal status.
p class="Body">The Daughters of St. Paul, who have a bookstore in Alexandria, launched an online community for spiritual companionship called My Sisters to connect with anyone seeking spiritual guidance.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass to Pray for Healing for Victim Survivors of Sexual Abuse at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington Feb. 25.
Calling the war in Syria "inhumane," Pope Francis called for an end to the fighting, immediate access to humanitarian aid for those in need and the evacuation of the injured and infirm.
p class="Body">An Ireton graduate and his brother run a hydroponic farm that hires adults with special needs.


