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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – What you say and how you live always go hand in hand, building up the church and the people of God, Pope Francis told new priests. “Therefore, may your doctrine be nourishment to the people of God, joy and supporting those faithful to Christ (be) the fragrance of your life, because the […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – All eyes are once again on what seems to be an evenly divided Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments April 18 in a major case impacting a U.S. immigration policy. After the 90 minutes of oral arguments in United States v. Texas, the eight Supreme Court justices must now determine if the U.S. […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – According to a Marist Poll survey, a majority of Americans say it is “unfair” how the federal government is treating the Little Sisters of the Poor in the ongoing dispute over compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate. Fifty-three percent of those polled called it unfair, […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
As the presidential primaries wear on, a potentially serious dilemma has begun to take shape for some voters. The question isn’t for whom to vote in November but whether to vote at all. Yes, the candidates of both parties who are currently considered to have a serious shot at the nomination do have their enthusiastic […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME – After less than 48 hours in Rome, “dream” is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece. By April 18, the couples – who asked to be identified by only their first names, Hasan and Nour, Ramy […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Six members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, including a young nun from Northern Ireland, are among the dead in the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador since 1979. Sister Clare Theresa Crockett, 33, of Londonderry, died while leading children to safety in a school at Playa Prieta, where she […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
For the whole month of April, St. Bernadette School in Springfield has been pulling out all the stops to honor military children in their community. They have organized guest speakers, hosted parties featuring snow cones and even had a special performance by the U.S. Army K-9 team. However, what better way to celebrate the […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Refugees, often perceived by society as an added cost or a problem, are a gift and a reflection of the face of God, Pope Francis said. People who escape oppression, war, pollution or “the unjust distribution of the planet’s resources are a brother and sister with whom to share bread, home and […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Each spring, it is the custom of Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde to visit the seminaries responsible for the priestly formation of diocesan seminarians. Bishop Loverde finished up this year’s seminary visits with a trip to the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, home to 12 men in different stages of priestly formation, two of […]
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