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By Mary Beth Bonacci
I am convinced that the whole church – that has much need to receive mercy because we are sinners – will find in this jubilee the joy to rediscover and render fruitful the mercy of God, with which we are all called to give consolation to every man and woman of our time – Pope […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – When Pope Francis established the Year of Mercy, a full slate of Jubilee events were slotted into his already packed calendar for 2016. A typical “business as usual” year for a pope is already full with meetings, liturgies and foreign trips. But then add the extraordinary Jubilee Year, which will run until […]
Columnists
By George Weigel
We American Catholics are, in the main, notoriously uninterested in our own history. So it likely escaped the notice of many that Dec. 3 marked the bicentenary of the death of John Carroll, one of the greatest who ever lived among us. The adjective “first” is applied to John Carroll more frequently than to any […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
They are masters of icebreakers, know the lyrics to every Matt Maher song, own dozens of WorkCamp T-shirts and above all, possess a deep love for bringing Christ to teens and college-age Catholics. Youth and campus ministers from around the diocese gathered for the annual Mass and appreciation dinner at St. Joseph Church in Herndon […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Seeing baby Jesus in the Nativity scene reminds people that Christ uses humility and love to save the world, not impressive force or a magic wand, Pope Francis said. “God does not love powerful people’s imposing revolutions in history, and he doesn’t use a magic wand for changing the situation,” he said […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization. Pope Francis signed the decree for Blessed Teresa’s cause and advanced three other sainthood causes Dec. 17, the Vatican announced. Although the date for the canonization ceremony will be officially […]
Movies
By Christopher Gunty
A young scavenger left on the desolate planet Jakku and a reluctant Storm Trooper find their fates intertwined as they learn about the light and dark sides of the Force in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh episode in the popular movie series, and the first of a new trilogy. It’s 30 years after […]
Local
It is with great joy that I join so many Catholic Christians and people of good will around the world in celebrating the news of the approval of a second miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which prepares the path for her canonization. This woman of great mercy brought the […]
Local
By Katie Scott
The comfort of solidarity amid pain and the peace of encountering Christ’s grace were the focus of the first Arlington diocesan Mass for families suffering from infertility, infant loss and miscarriage Dec. 12 at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly. “We remember in our pain that Jesus walks every day of our lives with us, in […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
Mary Susan Burnett-Miller was reading a laundromat magazine while on vacation when she first learned about organizations like Laundry Love. Years prior in Ventura, Calif., a group of people asked a homeless man named T-Bone how they could serve him. “If I had clean clothes I think people would treat me like a human being,” […]
