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Art
By Zoey Maraist
Catholic artist Thomas Marsh has created public monuments and religious sculptures around the country.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Catholic gather for the annual Peace and Justice Commission conference, titled “Why Should I Care for Our Common Home? Conversion, Prayer, and Action,” at Church of the Nativity in Burke Sept. 17.
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
The community celebrated the achievement with blue snow cones for the students.
National
By Katie Yoder
Catholic artist Timothy P. Schmalz sought to find and bring to life the most important subject matter an artist could ever express. “I wanted to create a sculpture project that would be the heart of Christianity,” the Canadian sculptor said. He settled on Christ’s crucifixion and death. His new creation, once finished, will be a […]
Bishop Burbidge
Election Day is Nov. 8, and early voting begins Sept. 23. This year’s elections will determine Virginia’s representatives in all 11 U.S. congressional districts, and other offices in some localities. Voting is our sacred duty. To prepare: First, register to vote if you are not registered already. A Virginia Catholic Conference bulletin insert explains how […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is looking for an original musical score for the official hymn for the Holy Year 2025 that will highlight its theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” It must be an original and unpublished score for liturgical purposes and for voice and organ to accompany lyrics already written in Italian, it said. “Participation […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Close to 200 bishops at the beginning of their ministries in dioceses and eparchies around the world met Pope Francis Sept. 19 at the end of a week of conferences. Because the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the suspension of the annual formation course for new bishops, the 2022 courses were held in […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — While all Christians are called to live a life of holiness, only some are recognized as having lived life in such a way that they are canonized as saints, said the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. For the church, the candidate for sainthood must have lived the Christian […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis once again called for peace in the Caucasus region as the escalating conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia prompted renewed fears of war. After praying the Angelus prayer with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 18, the pope said he was “saddened by the recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, said he and several others came under gunfire while delivering humanitarian aid to suffering Ukrainians on Pope Francis’ behalf. In an interview with Vatican News published Sept. 17, Cardinal Krajewski said he was delivering goods in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with a Catholic bishop, […]
