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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Wealth and power are meant to serve the poor and the well-being of everyone, not to selfishly exploit others, Pope Francis said. When power loses that sense of service, it “turns into arrogance and becomes control and subjugation,” he said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 24. But […]
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By Dave Borowski
In December, students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington watched their four-cubic-inch satellite, a CubeSat dubbed STMSat-1, weighing less than three pounds and packed with a payload of scientific experiments, launched to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). In March, the ISS will deploy the CubeSat into orbit to conduct experiments that […]
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Father Paul Scalia, a priest of the Arlington Diocese, was a guest on Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s radio show, “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Feb. 23. The two discussed Father Scalia’s late father, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the homily at the funeral Mass and the family’s Catholic faith. Click the play button below to listen to […]
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By Dave Borowski
Vatican II’s “Gaudium et Spes,” “The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World,” was a document promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1965 that pushed the church to speak to the world on matters such as social justice and peace. A phrase in that document, “Peace is not merely the absence of war,” […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
People passing by St. Agnes School in Arlington Feb. 20 might have thought the school was hosting a Notre Dame pep rally. An enthusiastic rendition of the Notre Dame “Victory March” could be heard streaming through the halls. Inside the library, Drum Major John Buchanan, class of 1971, could be found marching in place with […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
Twice a year, the classrooms of St. Theresa School in Ashburn are turned into a giant children’s consignment store. The school gym is filled with tables of colorful toys. There are racks of every size and type of baby and children’s clothing. There are shelves of books, and rows of strollers, cribs, playpens and high […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The Paul VI girls defeated St. John’s 70-61 to win their third consecutive WCAC championship. The game was played Feb. 22 at American University’s Bender Arena in Washington. To buy photos from this game click here.
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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – As the nation looks ahead to upcoming Supreme Court decisions without Justice Antonin Scalia’s input, it may see a lot of tie scores. That’s because the Feb. 13 death of one of six Catholic members of the court – who often was described as its most conservative voice and known for his strict […]
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By Catholic News Service
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Expressing shock and sadness, Kalamazoo Bishop Paul J. Bradley offered prayers for the six people who were killed and two others who were injured by a gunman in the western Michigan city. The bishop also called for an end to all forms of violence in a statement released Feb. 21, the day […]
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By Catholic News Service
IRONDALE, Ala. – In an early morning tweet Feb. 22, the Eternal Word Television Network said its founder, Mother Angelica, remains in a “delicate” condition. Members of her religious order, the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration at Our Lady of Angels Monastery in Hanceville, asked for prayers for her. In a new posting on the […]
