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By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON – With several hundred guests for a reception at the Vatican Embassy Sept. 23, the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, or CALL, launched its first national outreach effort at an observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. “To be a leader is to have a clear sense of identity,” said Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to […]
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By Dave Borowski
Father Christopher Pollard soon will leave the rural environs of St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Orange for New York City. He will be an attaché to Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. The Vatican’s permanent observer represents the Holy See at the U.N. as a non-voting […]
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By Meredith Black
WASHINGTON – Near the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in the Hall of American Saints, across from the papal tiara and the statue of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne stands a gleaming new white statue of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
Is it just me and the people around me, or is pretty much everyone having kind of a tough time lately? The economy is part of it, of course. A lot of people are losing jobs, losing income, losing homes, losing retirement accounts, etc. But it’s more than that. For some reason, it just seems […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Though he’s been an ordained priest for 14 years, Father Richard Mullins is feeling like a new father these days. Beginning in mid-October, the 43-year-old Cuban-American priest will transition into the next phase of his ministry by leaving both his position as director of the Office of Multicultural Ministries and his residence at St. Charles […]
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The Paul VI men’s varsity lacrosse team will participate in the 2009 Plane Pull Oct. 3 to support the Special Olympics of Virginia. The Plane Pull is a team competition to see which group can pull a 164,000+ pound plane the fastest. Teams are made up of 25 members, who all line up adjacent to […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Questions about membership, living arrangements, the ministries in which members participate and spiritual life, including the practice of prayer and the frequency of Mass, are included in a questionnaire sent Sept. 18 to 341 congregations of women religious in the U.S. Distribution of the questionnaire opens the second phase of a comprehensive study […]
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The Feast of Our Lady of La Salette will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 19, at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax Station. The day will begin with Mass at 9:15 a.m., followed by fellowship and a brunch in Farrell Hall. The event is sponsored by the Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette and […]
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By Laura Wright
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people poured into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 11 and 12 for a eucharistic congress sponsored by the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. Pilgrims from across the country came to worship Jesus in the Eucharist, listen to talks given by the head of […]
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By Russell Shaw
When the United States and its allies went into Afghanistan almost eight years ago, they had the support – quiet but real – of Pope John Paul II and the Holy See. But when, not long after, America and its friends attacked Iraq, the pope and his people were strongly and publicly opposed. These contrasting […]
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