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By John Garvey
Amid the general, bipartisan enthusiasm for the president’s decision to fire 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian air base, I worry that we have lost sight of an important principle. The president made the decision on his own. Congress stood by like a Sunday afternoon crowd at Wimbledon, a spectator but not a player, […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions May 13. The date was announced April 20 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope, […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Local Catholics join the zero waste movement.
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
“Burly motorcyclist? Yes. But I also stitch.” Father Robert L. Ruskamp, parochial vicar of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton, wants people to know about his main hobby — motorcycling — before he admits to counted cross-stitching.
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University and the Society of Jesus’ Maryland province apologized April 18 for their roles in the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals for the university’s benefit. More than 100 descendants attended a morning “Liturgy of Remembrance, Contrition and Hope” that the university created in partnership with descendants, the Archdiocese of Washington and […]
Local
The Shroud of Turin continues to baffle scientists, doctors, historians, artists and theologians. Scientists cannot explain the source of the image which contains photographic and 3-D properties on a cloth centuries old. April 29, Bill Wingard will present the history, the science, the Passion, and the case for authenticity, along with a full-size replica of […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
ROUEN, France — The Archdiocese of Rouen has opened a formal inquiry into the cause for beatification of Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed while celebrating Mass in July 2016. Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen announced the opening of inquiry at the end of the chrism Mass April 13. Father Hamel was killed July 26 […]
National
By Catholic News Service
PITTSBURGH — Dan Rooney, a beloved Pittsburgh icon as longtime chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, died April 13 at age 84 after a brief illness. He was remembered by sports figures and church leaders alike for his humility and leadership. In his nearly eight decades with the Steelers, the team won six Super Bowl titles. […]
Schools
By Daniel Jacobs and Kathryn Webb
A new club has taken off in the past year at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. Odyssey of the Mind is an international competition where students in teams of up to seven devise creative solutions to problems provided, without any outside assistance. Teams write and perform an eight-minute play that fits the […]
Divine Mercy Sunday: an invitation to trust in Jesus
Mercy is a gift for every season of the church’s liturgical year, not just Advent or Lent. Easter is a season of mercy.