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By Reviewed Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service
John Thavis, now-retired Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service, removes any doubt that The Vatican Diaries would, in fact, live up to its entire title, when he writes in the introduction: “The real Vatican is a place where cardinals crack jokes and lose their tempers, where each agency of the Roman Curia jealously guards […]
National
By Ana Rodriguez-soto Catholic News Service
MIAMI – Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the patroness of Cuba and the Cuban people, Our Lady Charity of El Cobre, was “a dream,” said an emotional Father Juan Rumin Dominguez. “A year ago, I thought that we should celebrate the 400th anniversary with great joy and plenty of participation from the people. And I […]
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National
By Sean Gallagher
INDIANAPOLIS – Noting that the church in Philadelphia is “now my family, an intimate part of my life” a year after being appointed to lead the church there, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that the clergy sexual abuse scandal “has caused terrible suffering for victims, demoralized many of our clergy, crippled the witness of […]
National
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles and 35 other cardinals, bishops and priests to serve as full members of the Synod of Bishops. The papal appointees, whose names were announced Sept. 18, will join more than 200 other synod members who were elected by […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and the official promoter of the sainthood cause of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, said the process to beatify and eventually canonize the slain Salvadoran archbishop has been unblocked. Archbishop Paglia, who has been the postulator of Archbishop […]
Movies
Engrossing thriller, based on real events, and set against the backdrop of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81. Tasked by his boss (Bryan Cranston) with rescuing the handful of U.S. embassy employees who managed to escape capture when that facility was overrun by armed militants, a CIA agent (Ben Affleck) hatches a seemingly far-fetched scheme: […]
Local
March 29 – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Arlington March 30 – Annual Holy Saturday Rosary at Abortion Clinic, Falls Church Easter Vigil Mass, Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Arlington March 31 – Easter Sunday Mass, Saint Leo the Great Church, Fairfax
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – On Feb. 14, in one of the last public appearances of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the clergy of Rome about his experiences at the Second Vatican Council, which he had attended as an expert consultant half a century before. The pope praised some of the council’s achievements, including its […]
National
By Fr. William J. Byron, Sj
“Final Bells for 49” read the inch-high headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer over a front-page story announcing school closings in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. “Grief and Anger” was the next-day headline on the front page over the follow-up story. Four Catholic high schools will be closed; 45 parish elementary schools will shutter or merge. Drops […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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Pope Leo XIV
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