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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The life and ministry of the Catholic Church is enriched by listening to everyone, especially those who are often excluded by society, and by including their experiences and perspectives, Pope Francis said. “For the church is like a rich tapestry, made up of many individual threads that come from various peoples, languages […]
Local
Father Albert Audette Jr., former parishioner of St. Joseph Church in Alexandria and later a priest, died of natural causes at the age of 90 April 1 at his home in Naples, Fla. Audette was born in Central Falls, R.I., June 12, 1932. His ambition and self-confidence revealed itself early. After spending a portion of […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Paying homage to Hungary’s history, culture and location in the heart of Europe, Pope Francis pushed against the notion that the country needed to insulate itself to protect its identity. As expected, in his first speech in Hungary — to government and civic leaders and diplomats serving in Budapest — the pope […]
National
By Kevin J. Jones
More than 450 men are set to be ordained priests this year, and the survey of their ordination class shows that the overwhelming majority of priests-to-be were raised Catholic in intact families and individually showed habits of frequent church service and regular prayer life. “On this day, let us thank God for continuing to call […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? The strong Catholic community that has developed around St. John the Baptist Church inspired many of our parishioners to move to this area specifically for the Catholic kinship and to raise their families in a supportive Catholic atmosphere. The fruit of this robust Christian community is an active, growing Catholic […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
In front of a crowd of more than 1,000 middle schoolers, speaker Paul J. Kim launched into a fast-paced beatboxing solo that produced cheers and wild applause. His musical talents and humor complemented his clear message to the youths at BASH 2023: “You are hungry for God.” BASH is an annual event for middle schoolers […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Brothers and sisters in Christ, we have much to be grateful for as we celebrate the 60th World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30. On this day, we pray that Our Lord will continue to provide priests and consecrated religious to serve in our diocese. The Lord has truly answered our prayers, and we […]
Local
By Kevin Schweers
The growing parish of Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria can look forward to new places to worship and pass along the Catholic faith in about a year, after breaking ground April 23 on a significant construction project. On a sun-splashed third Sunday of Easter, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the building site after celebrating Mass. […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — Seven weeks after announcing the new composition of his international Council of Cardinals, Pope Francis led a two-day meeting of the council focused on situations of conflict in the world and on progress in implementing his reform of the Roman Curia. The pope and the council members met April 24-25 at the […]
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