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Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Threats to religious freedom around the world, the human costs of globalization, media transformed by the revolution in information technology – these are some of the challenges that the next pope is bound to face in leading the church. According to one highly informed observer, the next pope will also have an […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
ROME – Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 and the election of a new pope. “Sede vacante” Dioceses are also called sees. The Latin for “when the see is vacant” is “sede vacante.” When the vacant […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Catholic institutions were still analyzing the effect of a new set of proposed rules on insurance coverage of contraceptives issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The 80-page document released Feb. 1 by HHS attempts to address objections that the previous rules would force religious employers to stop providing employee health […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Forty years of legalized abortion have profoundly demoralized American society, not only weakening respect for human life but undermining marriage, parenthood and individuals’ sense of duty to others, said U.S. Cardinal J. Francis Stafford. The cardinal, a former archbishop of Denver and former head of two Vatican offices, said that the legalization […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The mothers of priests and seminarians deserve the thanks of the whole church for raising their sons in the faith and supporting them in their vocations, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy. Writing on the Jan. 1 feast of Mary, Mother of God, the cardinal said having a […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is offering a new app that provides live streaming of papal events and video feeds from the Vatican’s six webcams. “The Pope App” also will send out alerts and links to top stories coming out of the Vatican’s news outlets, said Gustavo Entrala, founder and CEO of the Spanish firm […]
Local
Local residents can be screened for their risk of stroke or bone fracture May 10 at Kemper Macon Ware Lodge, 411 Little Falls St., Falls Church. The screenings, offered by Life Line Screening, a provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will identify potential cardiovascular conditions including blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – The line between free speech and hate speech is a thin one, and not always as straight as one would like it to be. There is no free-speech protection for the person who yells “fire” in a crowded theater, but the issue gets complicated when religion is thrown into the mix. A case […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Father Robert A. Lange Father Robert A. Lange was born in Richmond June 13, 1944, to Joseph and Thelma Lange. He attended St. Paul School and graduated from Benedictine High School, both in Richmond. After receiving a bachelor’s from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., in 1967, he spent 15 years working in real estate. […]
National
By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON – A Pew study on the increase in the number of religiously unaffiliated people and a sharp decline in the number of those who consider themselves Protestant may show no drop in numbers of Catholics, but analysts say it’s still a cautionary tale for the church. The “‘Nones’ On The Rise” study released Oct. […]
