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By Ashleigh Kassock
A mild summer morning greeted guests at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge Aug. 13, the location of this year’s Mass for Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders. During the Mass, James Harbour, Donghan Lee, Sean Mazary, Eric McDade, Alexander Solsma and Nicholas Young committed to move forward in their studies for the […]
Global
By Fredrick Nzwili
NAIROBI, Kenya — Some Catholic leaders have joined the Coptic Orthodox Church in mourning the 41 people — including 18 children — who died in a fire in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. According to news reports, at least 5,000 Coptic Christians were preparing for the morning liturgy Aug. 14 at the Martyr Abu Sefein Church in […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — If passed, the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives would provide newly arrived Afghans with an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents in the United States, said the head of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee. The bill “would lift the cloud of legal uncertainty currently […]
National
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON — St. Anthony Catholic School in Northeast Washington has been vandalized twice in less than a week in what the principal of the school is calling “a hate crime.” “When they tore up benches out front, that was vandalism,” said Principal Michael Thomasian. “When they destroy statues of St. Anthony and the Blessed Mother […]
Arts
By Katie Peterson
NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. — For Sarah Hart, writing a new hymn is always about pleasing God. “I do think, ‘God, I hope this is pleasing to you. I hope that this thing I’m doing is my prayer to you,’ ” she told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Diocese of Nashville. “Writing a song for me […]
Global
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — Detained Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando José Álvarez appeared in a video Aug. 11, a week into his de facto house arrest by government authorities, saying that he and the companions who are with him have hearts full of forgiveness and love. The video, taken inside a chapel of the church building where the group […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Mary’s humble life and example are a testament to the triumph of service and love over power and success, Pope Francis said. Before reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption Aug. 15, the pope told an estimated 10,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the song of praise […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are at risk of famine due to severe drought. “The populations of this region, who already live in very precarious conditions, now find themselves in mortal danger due to drought,” the pope said Aug. 14 during his Sunday […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
With 35 grandchildren, Stephen and Peggy Gabriel write and teach about the vocation of marriage. For Stephen Gabriel, his grandchildren serve as his legacy, what he calls “an eternal legacy.” He and his wife, Peggy, hope to model a holy marriage for their eight children and 35 grandchildren. Stephen and Peggy so desired to teach […]
Movies
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will be featured in a new documentary premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival; the film covers his near decade of travel, with visits to almost 60 countries. Titled, “In Viaggio” (“Traveling”), the film is directed by Gianfranco Rosi, an Italian-American documentary filmmaker who won the Venice Film Festival’s best […]
