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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – The number of baptized Catholics worldwide has grown at a faster rate than that of the world’s population, according to Vatican statistics. Although the number of priests has increased globally, the number has decreased slightly in Europe and Oceania, according to the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics. The figures are presented […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
“You get to write the story.” The first time I said it this week was via text message to a boy in despair. You get to write it. You’re the hero of your story, and you get to decide how it unfolds. He wasn’t buying it. The second time, it was a whisper into a […]
Local
Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Marie la Reine Spain, who taught for 20 years at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, died t age 93 Feb. 18 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, Pa. She was in her 70th year of religious life. Born in Akron, Ohio, Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters […]
Books
By Junno Arocho Esteves
ROME – Pope Pius XII, who some critics say remained silent during the Holocaust, played a pivotal role in coordinating covert spy operations and efforts to take down Adolf Hitler, a U.S. author said. “Pius XII conspired with the German resistance to try and get rid of Hitler on not just one but three occasions […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
Dolores Hart was 19 when she filmed her first movie scene: kissing Elvis Presley. The aspiring actress was dressed in a polka dot dress with her honey-brown hair swept in a ponytail. He wore a denim jacket with the collar turned up, his glossy bangs grazing his brow. They were directed to kiss again and […]
Schools
By Zachary Smith
“I consider myself the most blessed bishop in the world. Why? This diocese is not only home to one of the fastest growing flocks in the United States, but we are also home to one of the finest Catholic colleges in the entire country and beyond, here.” Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde made those remarks […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, published several commentaries reflecting on the possibility of allowing laypeople, including women, to preach at Mass. Women already guide retreats, lead conferences and preach in some circumstances, wrote French Dominican Sister Catherine Aubin. “So why can’t they preach before everyone during a celebration” of Mass? said the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Four Missionaries of Charity and 10 to 12 other people were killed March 4 after uniformed gunmen entered a home the sisters operate for the elderly and disabled in Aden, Yemen. Several news outlets reported 16 people were killed, including patients. The superior of the Missionaries of Charity at the home survived […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse of hundreds of children over several decades and an Oscar win for “Spotlight,” about the Boston abuse scandal, “brought painful, but important, reminders that we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect children from the scourge of abuse,” said Bishop Edward J. Burns […]
Schools
By Maria Grau
The second semester of senior year can be a taxing time for students. At Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, many seniors are deeply involved in afterschool activities, whether they play a varsity sport, act in a PVI Players’ production or flaunt their school spirit in the “VI Man” student section. What their peers […]
