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Pope Francis

Vatican turns off fountains as Rome deals with drought

By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — While Rome reels from one of its worst droughts in decades, the Vatican is doing its part to conserve water by shutting down the city-state’s 100 fountains.   The office governing Vatican City State announced July 25 that the drought has “led the Holy See to take measures aimed at saving water” […]
National

Black Catholic Ministries leaders attend National Black Catholic Congress

By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Twenty-five members of the diocesan Black Catholic Ministries were among more than 2,000 people who attended the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando in early July. Speakers from the diocese included Deacon Al Anderson Jr., and Phyllis and Anthony Johnson.
National

Atlanta welcomes Bishop Shlesinger

By Nichole Golden
Bishop Burbidge serves as one of the co-consecrators at Bishop Shlesinger's ordination Mass.
Global

Pope, others pray as parents of Charlie Gard end legal struggle for help

By Simon Caldwell
MANCHESTER, England — Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son.   Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced in London’s High Court July 24 that they had ended their legal struggle to take their baby overseas for treatment after […]
National

Catholic leaders mourn for victims in trafficking tragedy

By Catholic News Service

The "completely senseless deaths" of 10 people who died of heat exhaustion and suffocation they suffered from being held in a tractor-trailer "is an incomprehensible tragedy," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio.

Columns

What is a dean?

By Zoey Maraist

The Arlington Diocese is made up of seven geographical groupings of parishes, or deaneries. A dean, also known as the vicar forane, is a priest recommended by his peers and appointed by the bishop, usually for a five-year term.

Bishop Burbidge

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is July 23-29

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

The practice of Natural Family Planning enables couples to live out God’s design for married love by fostering authentic communication, openness to life and mutual respect within marriage. In a manner consistent with the teaching of Blessed Pope Paul VI, NFP helps to promote responsible parenthood while fostering the unique vocation of husbands and wives to bring human life into the world.

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