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By Christine Stoddard
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde celebrated Mass at St. Ambrose Church in Annandale June 27 as part of an event called “Religious liberty … for how long? How to prepare spiritually for the coming persecution.” The event marked the annual Fortnight for Freedom, a USCCB initiative for religious liberty. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling the […]
National
By Julie Asher | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Analyzing the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s June 26 same-sex marriage ruling for the Catholic Church at the national, state and local levels will take time, said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore. It has implications for “hundreds, if not thousands” of laws at all levels, and there is “a difficult road ahead […]
Movies
Humans are mere dinosaur fodder in this extension of the $2 billion-grossing sci-fi franchise that dates back to 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” Steven Spielberg’s wildly popular adaptation of Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel. The potential victims of the latest crop of genetically recreated prehistoric predators who, for a price, can be observed at the resort of the […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Staff Writer Katie Scott’s second place award for individual excellence as a writer led the way as the Arlington Catholic Herald received 15 awards in the 2015 Catholic Press Association awards competition. The sample of Scott’s diverse writing this year included: a report on binge drinking among young adults; how social service agencies are dealing […]
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By Christine Stoddard
As attacks against Christians in the Middle East continue, Christianity and Islam peacefully converged at the Seventh North American Syriac Symposium June 21-24 at Catholic University in Washington. Scholars explored everything from the portrayals of the Virgin Mary in the Quran to Christian law in medieval Iraq, with an emphasis on late antiquity. In his […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Is spiritual direction intended only for a small elite group composed of clergy and nuns and a handful of laity with special vocations? Not really. Direction is generally for serious Christians, whether cleric, religious or lay. But since that is seldom said these days, it needs explaining. Here goes. Spiritual direction can be described many […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – In an effort to render the Vatican more effective in today’s digital world, Pope Francis established a new Secretariat for Communications, whose aim is to coordinate and streamline the Holy See’s multiple communications outlets. The development of digital media, with its converging technologies and interactive capabilities, “requires a rethinking of the information […]
Pope Francis
By Richard Szczepanowski | catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis will make history during his visit to Washington in September, when he becomes the first pope to address a joint meeting of Congress and he says the first canonization Mass to be celebrated in the United States. Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl outlined details of the pope’s Sept. 22-24 visit to […]
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By Christine Stoddard
In “Laudato Si’,” his encyclical on climate change issued June 18, Pope Francis cites St. Francis of Assisi’s “The Canticle of the Creatures,” a 13th-century hymn in which earth is likened to “a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us.” “This sister now cries […]
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By Christine Stoddard
Since the year 2000, the United Nations has called upon the global community to observe World Refugee Day as a way to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. In honor of the event, the Arlington Catholic Charities’ Migration and Refugees Services hosted an afternoon of cultural activities June 19 at the Diocesan Center in […]
