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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The care of the environment and the fight against climate change is not a lofty goal for humanity but a moral imperative, Pope Francis said. The worsening climate crisis can no longer be ignored, and it is up to all human beings, who were entrusted by God as “stewards of his gift […]
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With the kickoff of the second Gratia Plena Institute summer camp, founder Kelly Marcum, parishioner at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas, sought to provide a unique Catholic camp experience for high school girls. Throughout the week of July 5-12 in Leonardtown, Md., high school campers had the opportunity to learn about and discuss the […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — The predators engaged in human trafficking “never take a holiday, nor can we,” a U.S congressman who holds a top international anti-trafficking post told world leaders gathered July 2-6 in Birmingham, England. Those “who exploit and abuse vulnerable women, children and men never cease in their nefarious work,” U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Ten days after saying he would name two women to the group that helps him choose bishops, Pope Francis appointed three women to the office. The Vatican announced July 13 that the pope had named 14 new members of the Dicastery for Bishops. For the first time ever, the members include women: […]
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
High school boys discerning their vocation gathered at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in scenic Emmitsburg, Md., for the annual Quo Vadis summer camp. Organizers brought the popular five-day event to full capacity this year. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge welcomed the 88 campers and their families at the start of the camp July 10 by celebrating […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
MANILA, Philippines — Catholic bishops in the Philippines have vowed to accelerate evangelization by being with the poor and reaching out to all sections of society, but lay Catholics remain skeptical in the absence of a concrete plan of action. “We open doors for us all to go out and set forth once again for […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly the “church of baseball,” as stated by Annie Savoy in the 1988 film comedy “Bull Durham,” but the church AND baseball. An online exhibit sponsored by the Knights of Columbus shows some of the many connections between the Catholic fraternal organization and the national pastime. The work has been a […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was still tending to the pain of the community of Uvalde, Texas, reeling from a mass school shooting that in late May left 19 children, many of them fourth graders, and their two teachers dead, when another tragedy landed on the doorstep of his Texas diocese. ‘The office […]
Local
By Leslie Miller
Catholic parishes in Reston and in the Maryland suburbs are among churches nationwide that are grappling with a wave of attacks involving arson and vandalism in the weeks after the Supreme Court’s ruling June 24 overturning Roe v. Wade. In the latest incident, firefighters responded around 2 a.m. July 10 to multiple fires set inside […]
