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By Christina Capecchi
Jenna Wright has come a long way from being an NFL cheerleader to a First Communion catechist. Now, rather than sporting a skimpy outfit at the Super Bowl, she’s selling white gowns to second-grade girls and their families — and making it a memorable part of their sacramental preparation. It’s the perfect fit for the […]
Global
By Valerie Joy Escalona
The cause for canonization of 13-year-old Filipina Niña Ruíz-Abad was opened at the Cathedral of St. William the Hermit in Laoag City, Philippines, coinciding with Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7. The event marked the first step of a lengthy process of making Ruíz-Abad one of the youngest saints in history. Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag […]
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By Jim Hale
Seated next to her husband in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel just moments before the official blessing ceremony, Carol Monahan remembered what it was like attending Mass at Good Shepherd Church more than four decades ago. “When we first moved here, we had Mass in a fellowship hall,” she said. “It’s amazing, absolutely amazing. […]
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By Jim Hale
It would be easy to understand if Michelle DeLaune was overwhelmed. The CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children oversees a nonprofit organization that received 36 million calls to its child exploitation cyber tip line in 2023. That’s a tip for every second of the day, and 29,000 children went missing. New […]
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By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Many know Ferrero Rocher for its popular hazelnut chocolates, but the company’s tie to Our Lady of Lourdes is lesser known. Michele Ferrero, the company’s founder and a devout Catholic, had a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and wanted to honor her through his work. It is reported that he named his company […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Humanity must have more direct contact with nature to counter the modern lifestyles that are destroying the planet, Pope Francis said. Respecting and loving the earth as well as seeking direct contact with nature “are values that we need so much today as we discover ourselves increasingly powerless before the consequences of […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Exercising the virtue of temperance is not a recipe for a boring life, Pope Francis said, but rather it is the secret to enjoying every good thing. If one wants “to appreciate a good wine, savoring it in small sips is better than swallowing it all in one go. We all know […]
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Parishes
By Anna Harvey
Starting a parish from scratch is no small task. When Father Marcus A. Pollard, chaplain of Christendom College in Front Royal, was tapped by Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde to found St. Veronica Church in Chantilly, he needed all the help he could get. That’s when Father Pollard’s flock of new parishioners stepped up to […]
