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By Justin McLellan
ROME — Faith communities, including the Catholic Church, “will be the catalyst that decides whether (Ukrainian children) are returned” home after they were illegally taken into Russia during the war, said a U.S. scholar tracking the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children into Russia. “When faith communities act together, governments listen. Both governments that have done […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team, announced this week that he is donating $5 million to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago in honor of his late cousin, Sister Joyce Dura. Irsay, a billionaire businessman who grew up in the Chicago area, praised his cousin’s service to others during her […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
Autumnal beverages, Mass, 26 Catholic vendors and more than 10 speakers were a few of the highlights at CALLED, the Arlington diocese’s first young adult conference. More than 350 young adults met up at the Sheraton Hotel in Reston for the conference Sept. 23. The event was organized by the diocesan office of Youth, Campus […]
Local
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments: Parochial Vicars Reverend Stefan P. Starzynski from full-time Chaplain at Inova-Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and residence at Saint Michael Parish in Annandale, to Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity Parish in Gainesville, effective Thursday, October 19, 2023. Reverend Richard T. Carr […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Hope and fraternity must be kept alive, organized and coordinated into concrete action so every crisis can be read as an opportunity and dealt with positively, Pope Francis said. “Hope needs to be restored to our European societies, especially to the new generations,” he told people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for […]
Local
More than 30 immigrants came to St. Bernadette Church in Springfield Sept. 22, eager to take part in Catholic Charities’ naturalization workshop. The event provided eligible green card holders with legal guidance and assistance in completing the naturalization application for U.S. citizenship. Staff from Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services — Legal, as well as 20 […]
Local
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees at St. Agnes Church in Arlington Sept. 24. “From the beginning the Diocese of Arlington was well-known nationally for the generous way it integrates newcomers to our land and the strangers in our midst,” he said in his homily, which addressed the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said. Another temptation is to judge others and presume that they have not worked as hard to deserve God’s love, the pope said Sept. 24 […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM FRANCE — Because so many migrants’ journeys and lives are in the hands of cruel traffickers, countries of destination cannot send them back to where they embarked like a game of “ping pong,” Pope Francis told reporters Sept. 23. “Migrants are to be received, accompanied, promoted and integrated,” he said, […]
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