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By Nancy Wiechec
TUMACACORI, Ariz. – Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, an Italian missionary to the American Southwest known as the “Padre on Horseback,” was honored Jan. 10 at the Tumacacori National Historical Park with Kino Legacy Day. The celebration of the priest – who founded 24 missions and was also known as an astronomer, builder, mapmaker, linguist, […]
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By Patricia Coll Freeman
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage died Jan. 10 at his home in Anchorage. He was two days shy of his 89th birthday. He served as archbishop for a quarter-century, from 1976 to 2001. For six years before that, Archbishop Hurley was a bishop in Juneau. “In the death of Archbishop […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who have asked the court for relief from being forced to comply with the federal contraceptive mandate. The brief was filed Jan. 8 in the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Being ministers of God’s mercy, church members overcome “prejudice and rigidity,” taking risks like Jesus did in order to heal and to save, Pope Francis said. In Jesus’ day, lepers were cast out of the community “to avoid contamination: the healthy needed to be protected,” but Jesus, at his own risk, “goes […]
Arts
By Nora Hamerman
In the center of an exhibit of Islamic art at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, a sparkling Christian image seems fitting for the U.S. Catholic Church’s National Migration Week Jan. 3-9. The watercolor painting on paper shows a famous family of migrants who fled religious persecution: The haloed Virgin Mary – her long hair […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Before he was elected pontiff, Pope Francis had a reputation for not liking to do interviews. “Really, I don’t give interviews. But I don’t know why. I can’t, that’s just how it is. I find it a bit tiresome, but I’m grateful for your company,” he told the more than 70 journalists […]
Local
By Sr. Constance Veit
Pope Francis has a “burning desire” during this special Jubilee year. He wants us to reflect on and practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy so that we may “enter more deeply into the heart of the Gospel where the poor have a special experience of God’s mercy.” Many of us memorized the works […]
Columns
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. Jan. 1, 2016, is a holy day of obligation. But our parish calendar shows that next year, Jan. 1 will not be a holy day of obligation – i.e., Jan. 1, 2017. If holy days are so important, why do some oblige Mass attendance while others do not? Doesn’t this send a message that […]
Local
Father Gerry Creedon, pastor of Holy Family Church in Dale City, was selected with three other community members to receive a 2015 human rights award from the Prince William County Human Rights Commission. The award will be presented at the commission’s annual recognition of Universal Human Rights Day Jan. 16 in the McCoart Building Board […]
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