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By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Jan. 6. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from Stanford, succeeds Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, 77, whose age-related resignation was simultaneously accepted […]
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By Jim Hale
When he opened the “Holy Door” to the Basilica of St. Peter on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis initiated the Holy Year 2025 — a jubilee year for the universal church with an exhortation for all Catholics to grow spiritually as “pilgrims of hope.” Parishioners throughout the diocese responded by filling the Cathedral of St. Thomas […]
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By Kate Quiñones
Goodbyes were bittersweet as young adults, families, religious, priests and others prepared to leave the youth conference that drew more than 17,000 attendees — some Catholic, others exploring their faith. The SEEK conference, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City Jan. 1-5, is much more than a retreat according to clergy […]
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Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointment. Reverend Michael S. Murray, O.S.F.S. — from Administrator to Pastor at Saint John Neumann Parish in Reston, effective January 2, 2025.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — When Catholics come to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to Jesus, Pope Francis said. With a jubilee, the destination is the Holy Door, which “represents Jesus Christ, his mystery of salvation, which allows us to enter into the new life, free […]
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By John and Lauren McCormack
On the morning of Dec. 24, 2023, we were holding hands while attending Mass at John’s parents’ parish in Madison, Wis. The Gospel reading that morning, the fourth Sunday of Advent, was the Annunciation — when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit: “the child to […]
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By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
A jubilee is one of the most significant events of the Catholic Church that occurs usually only every 25 years. With the beginning of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, there are many questions the faithful may ask: What can the jubilee contribute to my life of faith? What is a Holy Door? What is […]
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By Justin McLellan
ROME — Opening the Holy Door of the oldest Marian shrine in the Western world, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, “the door to heaven.” “Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world,” […]
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By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
On foot, by bicycle, and even on horseback, throngs of pilgrims arrive each day at the tomb of St. Peter in the Vatican, the goal of a journey undertaken by many as an act of faith. There are a number of routes that pilgrims can take on their journey to Rome, and one of the […]
The magi and Herod