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By Zoey Dimauro
The music soared through the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington. A clear female voice sang out, and then a man’s voice joined in, supporting hers. Guitars played so softly in the background that the performance seemed a cappella. The song’s lyrics told of Christ’s crucifixion: “Lead me to the cross/Where Your […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Every day, nuns around the country take care of the sick, teach children, serve the homeless and pray without ceasing. But March 23, more than 150 of them left their ministries to support their fellow religious women. They gathered as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the Little Sister of the Poor’s case against […]
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By Katie Scott
In “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis condemns a culture of self-interest and overconsumption, leading some to claim the pontiff is anti-business. While the characterization is inaccurate, the pope is “vigorously proclaiming” the need for business leaders to adopt a deepened sense of responsibility for those on the peripheries and to […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Dominican Sister Mary Jordan Hoover, founding principal of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, will be leaving the Arlington Diocese in July to establish a new Catholic high school in the Diocese of Phoenix. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted announced March 22 that the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia will establish a […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, condemning the “blind violence” of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, offered his prayers to the victims, the injured, their families and all those offering assistance in the aftermath of the bombings. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, sent the pope’s condolences March 22 to Archbishop Jozef De Kesel of […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Parishioners of St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal were greeted with a heavenly scene after the vigil Mass March 19. As the weather outside grew frightful, Ruehl Hall filled with dozens of families for the parish’s annual St. Joseph’s day table event. The event centerpiece was a multitier altar adorned with flowers, statues, […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Just as the crowds and government officials tried to dodge responsibility for Jesus’ fate after he was arrested, so today too many individuals and countries want someone else to care for refugees fleeing violence and migrants seeking a better life, Pope Francis said. Preaching about the story of Jesus’ passion and death […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Imagine turning on the tap in the morning and seeing something that’s “looked like toilet water coming out of your faucet,” in the words of one Catholic leader. That’s been the reality facing tens of thousands of residents of Flint, Michigan, every day for more than a year. Now, imagine looking for safe, […]
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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When President Barack Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court nominee in the White House Rose Garden March 16, his praise for the candidate was coupled with an urgent plea that members of the U.S. Senate give Garland a fair chance. The president said he took seriously his responsibility to […]
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