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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome's Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m. April 17.
National
By Daniel Payne
A U.S. district judge has permanently blocked the federal government from requiring some Catholic employers to accommodate abortions and in vitro fertilization for their employees.
Global
By Daniel Payne
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France announced the recognition of the 72nd miracle at the Catholic pilgrimage site, one involving an Italian woman who was cured of a rare neuromuscular condition more than 15 years ago.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, Pope Francis wrote in the homily he prepared for the Holy Thursday chrism Mass.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY— The Gospel contains a great message of hope, "because it tells us that wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us!" said the text for Pope Francis' weekly general audience.
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis personally thanked the health care workers and medical staff who cared for him in Rome's Gemelli hospital for 38 days while he recovered from respiratory infections.
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alleluia! Jesus Christ is truly risen. The Christian rejoices and is glad at Easter for the marvelous sign of God’s love and mercy: the crucifixion, death, and Resurrection of our Savior and all that Our Lord promises. Pope Francis, in opening this Jubilee Year for the Universal Church, encouraged […]
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Jubilation filled the air as priests throughout the diocese congregated at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington for the annual Chrism Mass April 15. It was the first Chrism Mass to take place in the cathedral since the conclusion of renovations last year. The Chrism Mass is one of several liturgies celebrated during […]
Art
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Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — A new bronze sculpture installed in St. Peter's Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in need, invites visitors to reflect on the sacredness of welcoming others, especially the marginalized.
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his physical strength, the Vatican press office said, but he also is increasing the number of private meetings he is holding with the heads of Vatican offices.
