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The following statement on Respect Life Month was issued by Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. One of the deepest desires of the human heart is to discover our identity. So often, as a society and as individuals, we identify ourselves by what we do. We base […]
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Jill and James Sherk converted separately to Catholicism, though both came by way of a methodical approach, combined with a final leap of faith. Jill was raised by her grandmother and aunt in southern China and had little exposure to spirituality until she joined her parents in New York City in 1994, at age 11. […]
National
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The world Synod of Bishops on the family is not a parliament where participants will negotiate or lobby, Pope Francis said, but it must be a place of prayer where bishops speak with courage and open themselves to “God who always surprises us.” Opening the first working session of the synod Oct. […]
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The major relics of St. Maria Goretti will make a stop at St. Veronica Church in Chantilly as part of a special “Pilgrimage of Mercy” throughout the United States during the Year of Mercy. Veneration of the relics will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 22, following the 8:15 a.m. Mass, and continue throughout the day. […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Everyone has a guardian angel who is advising and protecting each individual on earth, Pope Francis said at morning Mass. Whenever people hear a little voice in their head, “‘Well, do this. That would be better. You mustn’t do this …’ Listen! Don’t turn against him” because it is the guardian angel’s […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses, does not equate support for her “position,” the Vatican spokesman said after discussing the issue personally with the pope. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the spokesman, issued a statement Oct. 2 saying the […]
Schools
By Michael Reyes
Gregory Jackson, a sophomore at Seton School in Manassas, has played a significant role in the construction of the new Seton chapel: He has helped prepare the walls for the frescoes. Asked to join the project by Ioana Belcea, artwork and artistic design director for the chapel, Jackson served as a helper for the master […]
Schools
John Paul wide receiver Chauncey Wallace had three catches for 43 yards and one touchdown to help the Wolves defeat the Panthers 31-14 in Dumfries Sept. 25. All photos by Joe Cashwell for the Catholic Herald. Click here to buy photos from this game.
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By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON – Less than a week after Pope Francis told a joint meeting of Congress that he backs U.S. efforts to abolish the death penalty, news came of his U.S. nuncio’s letters to authorities in two states appealing on the pope’s behalf to commute death sentences. On Sept. 29, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano unsuccessfully appealed […]
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