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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — In a brief outdoor ceremony, Pope Francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to 16-year-old Giuseppe Chiolo, who had come to the Vatican by ambulance from Florence. Chiolo, who is being treated in the oncology ward of a Florence hospital, had written to Pope Francis with a request to meet him. The teenager […]
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Christendom College in Front Royal publicly launched a comprehensive $40 million campaign Sept. 9, the most ambitious fundraising effort in its history. The initiative will help build the new Christ the King Chapel, double the endowment, and assist with the annual fund. The campaign, titled “A Call to Greatness,” was rolled out during a special […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and members of the international Council of Cardinals advising him on church governance once again discussed ways to improve the process of identifying the best priests to become bishops. “The cardinals reflected broadly on the spiritual and pastoral profile necessary for a bishop today,” said Greg Burke, director of the […]
Schools
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
After spending 16 years as chaplain at George Mason University in Fairfax, Father Peter Nassetta went from a place he knew so well to not having an office or a place to live for his first two weeks as chaplain at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Despite a lack of office and residence due to […]
Schools
By Connor Bergeron
The new chaplain of Catholic Campus Ministry at George Mason University invests his efforts into building friendships.
Parishes
By Stacy Rausch
Epiphany of Our Lord celebrates its 43rd annual Slavic-American Festival with polka lessons, folk art sale and traditional food.
Local
By Nora Hamerman
“Riches, then, which benefit also our neighbors, are not to be thrown away. For they are possessions, inasmuch as they are possessed, and goods, inasmuch as they are useful and provided by God for the use of men.” So wrote the second-century Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria (not a saint, but widely regarded as a […]
Local
By Connor Bergeron
Seated below the St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel in Fairfax is the office of the chaplain of George Mason University’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Father James Searby, appointed chaplain in June, exudes excitement as he talks about the future. With the help of the staff, faculty and students, he hopes to continue the legacy of the established […]
National
By Dianne Towalski
ALBANY, Minn. — Agnes Imdieke awakened the morning of Sept. 3 in her apartment on the outskirts of Albany and got ready for the day. As she did every day, she lit a candle and said a prayer for the safe return of Jacob Wetterling. It’s a ritual she set aside time for each morning […]
Local
How do you insult death? According to Mexican wisdom, by giving in to melancholy. While this time of year conjures the somber and scary in Americans’ imaginations, Mexicans picture the happy and bright. That’s because el Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is upon us. El Día de los Muertos, the Mexican […]
