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FATIMA, Portugal Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord.   “We declare and define Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto as saints,” […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Bishops from across Latin America condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuela and called for the church to find ways to provide charity to the South American country amid food shortages that have left thousands hungry.   “We are worried and pained by the deaths, the violence, the lack of the […]
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL — While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina.   Asked May 13 about the authenticity of the Marian apparitions, which reportedly began in 1981, […]
Earlier this year, Bishop O’Connell High School religion teacher David Owens, organized a field trip to Washington to visit three historic African-American Catholic churches: Holy Comforter–St. Cyprian, St. Teresa of Avila and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. In all, 145 students participated.   The students’ first stop was Holy Comforter–St. Cyprian, located just east of […]

The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem.

Though May 20 is not a holiday, it is especially meaningful for parishioners at St. Lawrence Church in Alexandria who will mark five decades of prayer and commitment that day. Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. Msgr. Frank E. Mahler, founding pastor of St. Lawrence, will be the homilist. 

Ponderous action fantasy in which, once grown, the monarch of the title (Charlie Hunnam) who was dispossessed of his rights as a child and raised as a brawling street urchin by the inhabitants of a London brothel, uses Excalibur to battle the evil uncle (Jude Law) who long ago usurped his throne.

Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville combined all the fun of a parish festival with the Catholic church's flair for celebrating the Mother of God during all-day party May 13.

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