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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Like Mary, who after the Annunciation went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth, young Catholics are called to welcome Jesus into their lives and then to go out and share their joy with others, Pope Francis said. “Mary is an example of a young person who wastes no time on seeking […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
CATONSVILLE, Md. — With an apron protecting her long, black religious habit, Sister Deborah Rose Rosado marveled at the steady stream of thick, golden goo she poured into a small glass jar. Careful to stop the current as the sticky substance reached the container’s one-pint capacity, Sister Deborah Rose screwed on a metal cap before […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, will embark on his fourth visit to Ukraine on Pope Francis’ behalf, the Vatican announced. In a statement released Sept. 9, the Dicastery for the Service of Charity said Cardinal Krajewski would visit the cities of Odesa, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and other locations in eastern Ukraine “in […]
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Missionhurst Father Timothy W. Atkin died of lung cancer Sept. 8, 54 years to the day since he professed his religious vows. He was 74 years old. He was born May 18, 1948, in Jacksonville, Mich. He was ordained a priest May 4, 1974. He was sent to Haiti, where he learned both French and […]
Global
By Simon Caldwell
MANCHESTER, England — Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years. Pope Francis sent a telegram addressed “To His Majesty the King, Charles III,” her son who immediately ascended to the throne. “I willingly join all […]
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Meet the young men studying for the priesthood. John Anthony Buono, from St. Agnes Church in Arlington, attends Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. How old were you when you first started sensing a call to the priesthood? I was 17 years old at WorkCamp when I first started sensing a call to the […]
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Two Dominican sisters from the diocese recently professed vows for the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia. Sister Gloria Christi Bereit, from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Fredericksburg, made her first profession of vows and Sister Teresa Joy Berry, from St. Francis of Assisi in Triangle, professed perpetual vows at the Cathedral […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Europe and the entire world are being shaken by a war of great seriousness, Pope Francis told his papal nuncios who serve around the globe. It is “a particularly serious war, due to the violation of international law, the risks of nuclear escalation and the drastic economic and social consequences,” he said. […]
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