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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not in control, but in surrender to mystery.
National
By Kurt Jensen
The late Pope Francis was fond of calling young people protagonists and "spectators of the future." He's even used that term for infants he's baptized.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — St. John Paul II had the Domus Sanctae Marthae built primarily to house cardinals in simple comfort during a conclave.
Global
By Natalia Zimbrão
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died April 30 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of the Sistine Chapel and puts on "the garments that are appropriate to him."
Local
By Jim Hale
Since its founding in 1946, the children of St. Agnes School in Arlington have played on a black top. Now, the new St. Agnes Lions Cherubs Field is a reality, providing students with a state-of-the-art artificial turf playground that was constructed five feet on top of the old parking lot space. “I couldn’t be prouder,” […]
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By Ana Lucia Batista
On the day when Carlo Acutis was scheduled to be canonized, April 27, youths and young adults from around the diocese gathered at the Regal Fairfax Towne Center in Fairfax for the premiere of the new film based on the soon-to-be-saint’s legacy, “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality.”
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book.
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