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By George Weigel
That Blessed John Henry Newman was one of the great influences on Vatican II is “a commonplace,” as Newman’s biographer, Father Ian Ker, puts it. But what does that mean? What influence did Newman have on a council that opened 72 years after his death? And from this side of history, what might we learn […]
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By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – In a liturgy marked by joy and gratitude, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville was ordained as a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington April 20 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. After Communion, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl presented the new bishop to the assembly, as they sang a hymn […]
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By Soren Johnson
Biographies – much like hunting or birdwatching – track elusive prey. So my hopes were set relatively low for The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope by Austen Ivereigh, especially when the media narrative of Pope Francis, the “pope of surprises,” is so often clouded by the trifecta of bias, ignorance […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
To celebrate the year of consecrated life, the Catholic Herald will release a series of videos on some of the consecrated orders in the Arlington Diocese. The first in this series introduces the lay Dominican chapter at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Great Falls. This lay Fraternity of Dominicans are christians who wish to […]
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The Ecumenical Scripture Workshop, sponsored annually by the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (W.Va.) for more than 40 years, will be held at the Priest Field Pastoral Center in Kearneysville, W.Va., June 22-26. The center is located on the northeastern border of the state, about 90 minutes from Baltimore and Washington. Robert Miller from Catholic University in […]
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By Christine Stoddard
When you see women wearing saris at a Catholic Mass, you might think they are visiting with Catholic friends. But on a sunny April afternoon at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Centreville, families filling the pews were Catholics, not Hindus. “You are a beloved one of God,” said Father Tijo Joy Mullakkara, a Syro-Malabar Catholic […]
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By Katie Scott
DAR Constitution Hall in Washington momentarily sounded like an African forest last Friday night. Jane Goodall – the famed English primatologist, anthropologist, conservationist and humanitarian – preceded her April 17 lecture with a loud chimpanzee call, a greeting she’d mastered during her years observing wild chimps. The audience responded in delight with a round of […]
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By Katie Scott
Yohanser Contreras grew up in Pedro Santana, a small village in the Dominican Republic, with no running water, spotty electricity and no telephone service. Limited opportunities for employment in the village often led to pervasive poverty and alcoholism. But Pedro Santana also was where Contreras grew strong in his Catholic faith and felt the life-changing […]
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Rome’s retired chief rabbi, who played a key role in fostering closer ties between Jews and Catholics, died April 19 at the age of 99. Rabbi Elio Toaff, who would have turned 100 at the end of April, also helped create a historic moment when he invited then-Pope John Paul II to […]
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