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Fr. Paul Dudzinski, pastor of St. Peter Parish in Washington, recently moved in to a new rectory built on the parish property in Rappahannock County. In the works for a few years, the house gives the priest more room compared to the suite of rooms attached to the church building where he was living until […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – In sexual morality, family life and education, the Baby Boom generation ushered in a series of cultural changes that led to an “anthropological crisis” in American society, leaving younger generations yearning acutely for what the Catholic Church has to offer. That is the assessment of Pia de Solenni, a Seattle-based writer with […]
Books
By Reviewed Brian Welter
Two books published in October reflect on Catholic culture from quite different, unique viewpoints. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti makes the convincing point that priests are happiest when they follow traditional Catholic teachings. In Why Priests Are Happy, he mixes basic sociological information about priests and their lives with his own theological and psychological musings to […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Carl A. Anderson, head of the U.S.-based Knights of Columbus and secretary of the Vatican bank’s board of supervisors, said a commitment to promoting transparency led the board to fire Ettore Gotti Tedeschi as bank president. The board unanimously passed a vote of “no confidence” in Gotti Tedeschi’s leadership May 24 during […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – In an effort to boost recruitments through more modern methods of outreach, the Pontifical Swiss Guard has opened a page on Facebook. Facebook.com/gsp1506 was launched May 4 “to open a window” and better inform young people about the “Guardia Svizzera Pontificia,” said the guard’s commander, Col. Daniel Anrig. “We want to improve […]
Movies
The 16th president of the United States uses his trusty ax to split a lot more than rails in this goofy mash-up of American history, directed by Timur Bekmambetov from a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith (based on his 2010 novel). Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) vows revenge after his mother is killed by a vampire’s bite. Trained […]
National
By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Stem-cell research is once again making news in Congress and the courts. But this time, it’s on the sports pages too. And instead of the embryonic stem-cell research that was once all the rage, the news is in the field of adult stem-cell research, which does not involve the destruction of human embryos. […]
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Catholic singer-songwriter and speaker Steve Angrisano will lead a three-part Advent reflection series at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle, Dec. 13-15 at 7 p.m. “For the past year, we’ve rededicated ourselves to growing in the faith and putting that faith into action,” said Franciscan Father Kevin J. Downey, pastor. “We’ve […]
National
By Daniel Linskey Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – After finally being accepted into college, the only headaches left for students are how to fit a dorm room into a car for move-in day – and how to afford that tuition. On June 29, Congress voted to keep the interest rate for Stafford federal student loans at 3.4 percent; it would have […]
National
By Ezra Fieser
NAPLES, Fla. – Catholic agencies were working Aug. 27 to assess damage in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac’s pass over the Caribbean, where at least 24 people died and tens of thousands were evacuated. The storm left widespread flooding and wind damage in Cuba and Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and […]
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