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By Anna Harvey
Sarah first began questioning her gender identity when she was in middle school. Afraid to tell anyone, she kept her struggle with gender dysphoria a secret when she went to Catholic high school. “I was trying to figure it out by myself for the most part, because I didn’t know how to talk about it […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Two new Catholics enter the church after classes begin in nursing homes.
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By Anna Harvey
Standing at a podium in front of 87 high school boys, Father Daniel A. Rice, parochial vicar of Holy Family Church in Dale City, encouraged them to pray with a familiar slogan: “Just do it!” After drawing the famous Nike “Swoosh” symbol, he explained that the popular slogan likewise applies to the boys’ prayer life […]
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Next month, Pope Francis will welcome hundreds of thousands of young people to the 16th international celebration of World Youth Day. Its theme recalls the moment in the Gospel of Luke just after Mary learns that both she and Elizabeth will soon give birth to sons: “Mary arose and went with haste.” It seems like […]
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By Zoey Maraist
What is a blessing? A blessing asks God to protect or sanctify a person, an object, a place or an undertaking, said Owen Vyner, chair of the theology department at Christendom College in Front Royal. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, blessings come under the category of sacramentals — signs instituted by […]
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By Madeleine Teahan
A historic prayer book belonging to the priest who protected King Charles II and helped save his life has gone on public display at one of England’s famous stately homes. Father John Huddleston’s personal missal, which is almost 400 years old, is now on display at Moseley Old Hall, Wolverhampton, which is situated in the […]
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By Andrea Gagliarducci
With his ninth consistory in 10 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis will lock down his influence on the College of Cardinals for the next conclave, considering the overwhelming majority of cardinals will have been created by him. As of June 2, there were 121 cardinals with the possibility of entering the conclave. Nine were […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Only by shedding feelings of personal greatness and regaining a sense of wonder in God’s love can people welcome Jesus into their hearts and lives, Pope Francis said. With some 15,000 visitors gathered to pray the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square July 9, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from […]
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed “the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory” in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into the third millennium. Martyrs “have proclaimed […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter’s […]
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