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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — With St. Teresa of Kolkata’s death 25 years ago, there is an entire generation of young men and women who did not see much about her life and legacy, serving “the poorest of the poor.” That meant it was time to put her back in the spotlight, said a panel of those […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON — This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit. “Even before current economic uncertainties, women — especially women of African descent and Latina […]
Global
By Peter Finney Jr. and Christine Bordelon
NEW ORLEANS — Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, who was kidnapped from the convent of her educational and medical mission in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, in early April, has been found alive and is safe after nearly five months of captivity, a congregational leader of the Marianites said Aug. 30. “She is safe,” Marianite Sister Ann Lacour […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – The social strife that roiled Spain, both during the 19th century and in the lead-up to that nation’s tragic 1936-39 civil war, serves as the background for the biography “Slaves and Kings” (Bosco). This chronicle of the varied life of St. Anthony Mary Claret (Antonio Reyes) is framed by research about him […]
Schools
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — Each year at back-to-school-time, many parents are in sticker shock about school-supply costs. This year, with inflation, is no exception as parents pay more for everything from notebooks to backpacks and calculators. Never mind shoes and clothes, and for some, laptops. Last year, many families had help with these purchases through the government’s […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
I was visiting a parish not my own when a young girl of about 5 greeted me. With a shy smile and the quiet encouragement of her mother, she handed me a hand-colored greeting card welcoming me to her parish. I do not know if her card-making was a class project or an initiative of […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
As I approach my 35th wedding anniversary, which will fall just days after my third son gets married, my thoughts keep turning to the miracle of marriage. I mean, what’s the chance that two people can make a commitment decision for a lifetime that involves so much sacrifice and learning and growing on both parts […]
Schools
This summer, 27 students from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, along with an entourage of teachers and chaperones, traveled to Rome for a musical pilgrimage. “When I was in high school, my choir went on an international tour,” said Sara Prince, choral director. “Getting to explore and perform in a new country was […]
Schools
By Briseis Ferrufino
For the better part of a school year, I and 17 juniors and seniors from St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly discussed our expectations and hopes for our summer mission trip to Georgetown, Ky. It would be more than just an adventure or vacation; it would be a transformative experience, one that would […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — God created every human being to be free to choose how to live in this world, Pope Francis said. And those choices “will have a consequence, for you, for others and for the world; you can make the earth a magnificent garden or you can make it a desert of death,” he […]
