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Video messages of pope’s prayer intentions will hit social media

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will deliver his monthly prayer intentions on video over social media as part of a Jesuit-run global prayer network. The new video messages, featuring the pope asking for prayers and action on various challenges facing the world today, will begin Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. […]
Columns

Water and fire

By Fr. Stanley Krempa
When a cardinal is elected pope, he is asked whether he accepts the election. At the very moment when he says “yes” he becomes pope and bishop of Rome. The solemn Mass to inaugurate His ministry and the insignia he receives at that Mass display to the world his identity and mission that began with […]
National

A cake worthy of kings

By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON – The fragrance of the cake is like no other. For Spaniards and some Latin Americans who grew up with it, the aromatic smell of the roscon de reyes is one of the most treasured of childhood food memories surrounding the Epiphany. The roscon de reyes cake makes its appearance on the tables of […]
Local

An Epiphany gift for St. Louis Church

By Dave Borowski
When worshippers came to 12:30 p.m. Mass at St. Louis Church in Alexandria Jan. 3, they saw an altar without linens or candles. The tabernacle was open and empty; the Blessed Sacrament having been moved to a temporary sanctuary. For four months, renovations to the church disrupted the usual worship schedule, but last Sunday parishioners […]
Columns

Homilies by deacons

By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. At Mass recently, I was stunned by a statement made by the deacon who was giving the homily. That has made me wonder whether deacons have sole independence when preparing remarks or if the priest exercises oversight. (City of origin withheld) A. On the parish level, the pastor has the ultimate responsibility for the […]
Global

Pope makes secret stop at Nativity scene’s birthplace

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the place where his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, created the world’s first Nativity scene. “He wanted to visit the sanctuary and places where St. Francis, on Christmas Eve in 1223, represented the first living Nativity in history,” Bishop Domenico Pompili of Rieti told ANSA, […]
Local

The sound of mercy

By Ashleigh Buyers
Janis Clarke loves to sing. She sings at parish missions, carols in the streets and sometimes even in convenience stores. During the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Clarke, a consecrated virgin and singing evangelist, is on a mission to bring God’s mercy to the hearts of all who will listen, and she is doing it one […]
Local

VCC releases 2016 legislative agenda

The Virginia Catholic Conference – the public policy agency of the commonwealth’s Catholic bishops and their two dioceses – will pursue the following initiatives during the 2016 Virginia General Assembly session, which convenes for 60 days beginning Jan. 13. The conference’s agenda was formulated in consultation with its education and respect life, health and social […]
Local

‘Millennial’ journal challenges a generation

By Katie Scott
Generalizations abound about millennials – arguably the new year’s trendiest demographic to scrutinize. They are tech-savvy and self-centered, ambitious and idealistic. According to the Pew Research Center, millennials (roughly those ages 19-35) are the largest living generation and the most racially diverse in American history. They also are linked by social media, laden with debt […]
Arts

Joy

By Catholic News Service
Loosely based on the life of Joy Mangano, inventor of the self-wringing “Miracle Mop” and a cable television sensation, this madcap tale about a dysfunctional family hoping to hit the big time is written and directed by David O. Russell. Jennifer Lawrence plays the divorced mother of two who struggles mightily to keep a roof […]

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