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Thirty parishes sent 174 men and women to complete their initiation into the Catholic Church May 21 as Bishop Michael F. Burbidge administered the rite of confirmation during an Ascension Sunday Mass at St. Raymond of Peñafort Church in Springfield. The church teaches the sacrament was instituted by Christ when he appeared to the disciples, […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima during his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the Vatican said. In a statement May 22, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, confirmed that the pope will travel to Lisbon Aug. 2-6 and will visit the […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31 to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco on people’s health and the environment. Because of the growing evidence of its dangers, St. John Paul II first banned smoking inside all Vatican buildings, including private offices, corridors and any rooms open to the public […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna to lead a mission “to help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine,” the Vatican press office said. The appointment of the cardinal, who is president of the Italian bishops’ conference and a longtime member of the Sant’Egidio Community, was confirmed May […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The Ascension of the Lord into heaven means Jesus is there with his Father to intercede on behalf of the faithful, Pope Francis said. “He did not leave us alone. In fact, before ascending, he told us, as the Gospel says today, ‘I am with you always, until the end of the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis formally recognized the martyrdom of an Italian priest shot by Nazi soldiers after they discovered he was helping his parishioners hide about 100 Jews. The martyrdom of Father Giuseppe Beotti, who was arrested and shot July 20, 1944, in Sidolo in northern Italy, was one of nine decrees in sainthood […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Asking European leaders for “creative efforts for peace” in Ukraine, the Vatican secretary of state said the Holy See “will continue to do its part.” “We cannot accept passively that the war of aggression in that tormented country continues,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said May 16 at the Council of Europe Summit in […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY— The man who drove past two security checkpoints to enter a Vatican courtyard May 18 was taken to the psychiatric ward of a hospital for “obligatory” treatment after he was questioned by Vatican judicial authorities, the Vatican said in a statement May 19. An approximately 40-year-old man, identified as Simone Baldovino by the […]
Schools
Christendom College in Front Royal celebrated its 44th commencement May 13, awarding 114 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2023. President Emeritus John Haas of the National Catholic Bioethics Center delivered the commencement address and was awarded the college’s St. Thomas More Medal for Defense of the Faith and Holy Mother Church, while Bishop Michael F […]
The ascension of the Lord