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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4. The date was announced March 15 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a meeting of the pope, cardinals and promoters of sainthood causes that formally ends the sainthood process. At the same consistory, the pope set June 5 […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Serving others, helping them without making a show of it, “that’s amore,” Pope Francis said. “Amore,” or love, “is the concrete service we render to one another,” the pope said March 12 during a special general audience for the Year of Mercy. “Love isn’t words, but works and service, a humble service […]
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Presentation by Fr. David Pignato at the Diocese of Arlington Men’s Conference, Jubilee Year of Mercy, March 5, 2016. 1. Focus on God’s Mercy During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we are all encouraged to contemplate the mystery of God’s mercy (cf. Francis, Misericordiae Vultus, 1). Pope Francis hopes that the Church will experience a […]
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By Catholic News Service
JACKSON, Miss. – Retired Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, who led the diocese from 1984 to 2003 and in recent years had served as president of Catholic Extension, died March 9 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. He was 89. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I announce the death […]
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By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
A few weeks ago, I received a New Year’s card that read, “This will be the best year yet.” We Little Sisters of the Poor are fervently praying that 2016 will be remembered as the year we were able to return to our quiet lives at the service of the elderly after a happy resolution […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
As the Supreme Court date approaches for the Little Sisters of the Poor’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate, the congregation is asking everyone to storm heaven with prayers for religious liberty. Their hope is that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the HHS mandate will restore their freedom to […]
Schools
The varsity cheerleading squad from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria won the National Grand Champion trophy at the Christian Cheerleaders of America national competition in Winston-Salem, N.C., last month. Bishop Ireton took first place in the medium varsity division. The Cardinals became grand champions after receiving the highest score of any division at the […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
For thousands of years, Christians have traveled to the Holy Land to see where Christ taught, died and rose again. Each Lent when Catholics meditate on the Stations of the Cross, they bring a bit of that pilgrimage experience into their spiritual lives. In the Middle Ages, a desire to see the place where Jesus […]
Schools
Three diocesan high school seniors were named finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. The finalists include: Catherine Green and Erin Markle from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria and Virginia Schilder from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. The National Merit Scholarship competition begins with the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying […]
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By Katie Scott
Ricky Burke and Allan Flott know fancy footwork and what it’s like to compete in large stadiums in front of cheering crowds. What gives them the most satisfaction these days, however, is passing along their love of soccer, or “football” as much of the world calls it, to young people. The duo created Players Soccer […]
