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By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Australian priest Father Liam Ryan, also known as “the surfing priest,” is making headlines after rescuing a pair of struggling surfers from a rip current — the second time the priest has saved a person in danger of drowning.
Local
By Isabella Ubillus
With the Holy Year jubilee celebration of the Catholic Church worldwide, the diocesan Office of Victim Assistance has taken a new approach to its annual Mass to pray for victim-survivors of abuse and their families.
Global
Movies
By Patrick J. Passmore
Three teen brothers from Ireland have turned their admiration for Blessed Carlo Acutis into a Lego movie about the life of the soon-to-be canonized teenage Italian Catholic who died from leukemia at the age of 15.
National
By Reagan Scott
For parents, having the opportunity to see their children embrace the vocation to which God has called them marks the culmination of years of prayer and sacrifice. While most will see their children married, a smaller group will get to celebrate calls to the priesthood and religious life.
Movies
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
In 1928, Father Joseph Steiger, a priest at St. Joseph’s in Earling, Iowa, was approached with an urgent concern. A 46-year-old woman named Emma Schmidt was experiencing blackouts, aversions to holy objects and other terrible afflictions. After years of extensive psychiatric treatment provided no relief, Schmidt’s priest suggested an exorcism.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — When anyone cries out to God for healing or help, God always listens, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Every papal diplomat around the world must let people know that the Catholic Church is always on the side of the marginalized and is ready to face everything "out of love," Pope Leo XIV said.
Local
Diocesan homeschool families paid a special visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., with a tour of the White House June 5. More than 75 students from kindergarten through high school attended the tour with their parents and college-aged siblings through Mary’s House Homeschool Group, based out of the neighboring counties of Loudoun and Fairfax. The […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Those serving the Holy See can serve its mission best by striving to live a holy life in conformity to Christ, Pope Leo XIV said.
Global
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Two dozen young people from around the world are participating in the Vatican Observatory’s summer camp, an opportunity to see “that science and faith work together.”
