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By Anna Donofrio
The sacrament of anointing of the sick is often associated with hospitals or those on their deathbeds. But the Order of Malta is hoping to change that misconception by extending the sacrament to the masses — at Mass. The order’s annual Mass for Anointing of the Sick gives Catholics who may be sick in body, […]
Global
By Victoria Cardiel
The “2025 Annuario Pontificio” and the “2023 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” have been released, providing a detailed analysis of the life of the Catholic Church globally. Both reports, prepared by the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics, reveal a notable growth of the Catholic population worldwide during the two-year period 2022-2023.
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Schools
By Anna Donofrio
Senior Kathleen Ferguson’s jaw dropped as she walked into the newly renovated chapel of Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. Washed in afternoon sunshine, the chapel glowed in colors of burgundy, cream and gold. A stained glass window of the Holy Spirit overlooked the sanctuary crucifix, behind which the word “Sanctus” was stenciled in gold. […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ROME —Immediately before leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered outside the hospital March 23. With a very weak voice, Pope Francis thanked the crowd, waving his hands and giving a thumbs up. He also pointed to a […]
National
By Daniel Payne
Few people associate McDonald’s with the season of Lent, but the fast-food chain has played a small but iconic role in Lenten history — at least in the United States.
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By Anna Donofrio
The date was July 12, 2000. Father James R. Gould, then pastor of St. Raymond of Peñafort Church in Springfield, walked into a packed Whitlow’s on Wilson in Arlington. More than 250 young adults greeted Father Gould enthusiastically. The first diocesan Theology on Tap had begun. Father Gould told the story of the ministry’s origins […]
National
Oscar J. Reyes, a native of Honduras and longtime editor of El Pregonero, died March 12. He was 88.
National
By Kate Quiñones
The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland is hosting the first-ever Eucharistic Congress for the Catholic Deaf community this spring.
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By Anna Donofrio
The annual Women’s Conference at St. Joseph Church in Herndon began in an unconventional way — with a little bit of stretching. Sister Mary Elizabeth Albers, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, led the 600 women in an interactive exercise of “This or That” at the beginning of […]
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