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Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Benedict XVI “always wanted to accompany us in the encounter with Jesus,” Pope Francis said at the start of his weekly public audience Jan. 4. The pope began his message with a reference to his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95. His body is lying in […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Linda Ruth McMahon, a former professor at Marymount University in Arlington and longtime member of the board of diocesan Catholic Charities, died Dec. 27 in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was 80. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1942, McMahon joined the faculty of Marymount in 1965, serving as chief student affairs officer and chair of […]
Local
A Mass of Christian burial for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, will be offered by Pope Francis Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square. Here are three ways to commemorate his death. Watch the livestream The Mass will be streamed live Jan. 5 at 3:30 a.m. (EST) on the Vatican Media Live YouTube […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Tens of thousands of people streamed through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI. While Rome authorities had predicted between 30,000 and 35,000 visitors a day, some 65,000 people filed past the pope’s body Jan. 2 — the first of three days dedicated to public viewing. More […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
BISHOP BURBIDGE’S STATEMENT “The land will never lack for needy persons; that is why I command you: ‘Open your hand freely to your poor and to your needy kin in your land’ ” (Deut 15:11). Each January, we observe Poverty Awareness Month as a way to bring light to those who are in desperate need […]
Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Let Mary, the Mother of God, be your guide in the new year, Pope Francis said Jan. 1. In his Angelus address before a crowd of an estimated 40,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said: “As we contemplate Mary in the stable where Jesus was born, let us ask ourselves: What languages does […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will soon pack his bags for his first foreign trip of 2023, a year that promises to be as busy as ever. The pope, who celebrated his 86th birthday Dec. 17, can move quickly — in a wheelchair — and keeps saying in interviews that a functioning head and heart […]
Global
By Katie Yoder
Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts from an ancient Jewish burial cave associated with Salome, who according to some Christian traditions was a midwife at the Nativity of Jesus. The cave is the site of a centuries-old Christian pilgrimage destination located in the Lachish region in central Israel, the Times of Israel reported. Looters first happened upon […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Another year has drawn to a close and a new one is just beginning. My friends, this is a moment of anticipation, a moment to look forward, with hope, to the blessings of the year to come. But it is equally a moment to look back, a moment to be mindful of the blessings we […]
Global
By CNA Staff
The police department in Montreal prohibited its officers from wearing religious symbols at work, especially images of St. Michael the Archangel, state media CBC/Radio-Canada has reported. The mandate from the City of Montreal Police Service (SPVM) was based on a 2019 law and was a direct response to the uniform worn by officers at protests […]
