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Moms groups allow mothers and children to form friendships with fellow Catholics. 

When they awoke Feb. 20, 1967, Father George Weinmann and Sister Lilian Marie McLaughlin did not know that by early afternoon they'd perform actions that would cost them their lives — and render them modern-day martyrs in the eyes of many.

The blessing boxes are based on the Little Free Pantry project started by Jessica McClard at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville in May 2016. Providing free food, drinks and personal care items is similar to the Little Free Library concept that now dots the country. Anyone can take whatever items they need any time of the day or night, but visitors are also able to leave items if they wish. 

Although there are 700,000 Catholics in the commonwealth of Virginia, many may be unaware of the significant impact the church has on the state’s faith, workforce, education, health care and social services. 

WASHINGTON — While one Catholic archbishop was urging a fix to the country’s immigration laws before a Catholic crowd, another was pleading with the government not to separate mothers from their children while in immigration detention, and yet another, a cardinal, was accompanying a grandfather to an appointment that could have resulted in his deportation. […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will be visiting Colombia in mid-September as the Latin American nation works to implement a new peace deal and rebuild after 52 years of war. The Vatican announced March 10 that the pope had accepted the invitation of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Colombian bishops. The trip, Sept. 6-11, […]
NEW YORK — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged President Donald Trump to follow through on a recent call for legislation that funds school choice for disadvantaged youth nationwide. Writing in a column for The Wall Street Journal March 9, Cardinal Dolan said he hoped that the president would “push Congress to make […]
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Father Roy Edward Campbell Jr., who is pastor of St. Joseph Church in Largo, Maryland, as an auxiliary bishop of Washington.   The appointment was announced March 8 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.   Bishop-designate Campbell, 69, has been pastor of St. […]

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