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Garvey Hall, the new dining commons at The Catholic University of America in Washington, opened its doors Dec. 5 to rave reviews. That evening, donors, alumni, students and faculty, including former university President John Garvey, attended the dedication on University Lawn. The nearly 35,000-square-foot building was named for Garvey and his wife, Jeanne Garvey, at the recommendation of an […]
Parishes
Father Augustine Minh Hai Tran was appointed pastor of St. John Bosco Church in Woodstock effective Feb. 18. He has served at the parish for three years, as parochial vicar and parish administrator. He came to the parish originally to assist when then-pastor Father Michael J. Dobbins was diagnosed with cancer. He became parochial vicar. […]
Global
By Joe Bukuras
The Canadian government has introduced legislation to delay by one year plans to include mental illness among the list of conditions eligible for the country’s assisted suicide program. The assisted suicide law — which is euphemistically coined Medical Assistance in Dying — excludes Canadians from eligibility whose only medical condition is mental illness. In […]
National
By Kevin J. Jones
Lent is supposed to be a time of penance in the Catholic Church. This year, it’s a time when priests in the confessional will use a revised translation of the sacrament of penance and reconciliation to forgive the sins of Catholic penitents. The changes are noticeable in the formula of absolution, when the priest speaks […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
The Department of Justice has charged eight pro-life advocates in Michigan with violations against the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, also known as the FACE Act. The charges come amid a wave of FACE Act charges from the Biden DOJ that have targeted several pro-life activists across the nation, including the recently exonerated […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
Carlos Medina, the husband of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell’s housekeeper, has admitted to murdering the bishop, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said in a press conference Wednesday. “He admitted that he had done the killing and we believe we recovered the weapon that they were using, and we have other evidence from […]
Arts
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Global
By Courtney Mares
Ukrainian Catholics will livestream prayers of the Stations of the Cross on Friday from a bomb shelter in Kyiv on the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of their country. The online prayer event on the first Friday of Lent at 8 p.m. Kyiv time (1p.m. EST) will tell the personal stories of victims of […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Support for basic science must be increased and defended from improper influences, “whether political or economic in nature,” Pope Francis told representatives of the Max Planck Society. In his written address, the pope expressed his appreciation for their visit Feb. 23, “which allows me once more to express the esteem of the […]
Facing temptation