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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s instruction to his local priests to withhold Holy Communion from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., because of her longstanding and public pro-abortion advocacy, was carefully considered and will be respected in the Arlington diocese, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said May 25. Speaking on “The Walk Humbly Podcast,” Bishop Burbidge […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Seeing all the violence and injustice in the world, people easily grow disillusioned and wonder about the meaning of life, but Christians must fight the temptation of weariness with faith and a passion for justice, Pope Francis said. Progress in science and technology and knowledge in general continues to advance, but “the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say “Enough!” and enact stricter laws on gun sales. At the end of his weekly general audience May 25, with […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — There is no telling when the iconic blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” will find a “place like home.” A federal judge May 23 prevented The Catholic University of America from selling the iconic costume from the 1939 movie the day before it […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
HONG KONG — A Vatican-approved Chinese bishop remains in detention more than one year after his arrest for allegedly violating the communist country’s repressive regulations on religious affairs. Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang was arrested May 21, 2021, reported ucanews.com. A day earlier, police arrested 10 priests and an unknown number of seminarians from […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of St. Augustine, Fla., and named as his successor Father Erik T. Pohlmeier, a pastor in the Diocese of Little Rock, Ark., and director of the diocesan Office of Faith Formation and Office of Deacon Formation. Havana-born Bishop Estévez is 76, one […]
Schools
Continuing a new tradition that began last year, Marymount University held its 71st annual commencement ceremonies outside on the Converse Family Field on the main campus in Arlington May 13-15. An estimated 1,080 students received their degrees. The first ceremony was held May 13 for the College of Health and Education, with 370 degrees conferred […]
Schools
Cloudy skies didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the nearly 1,500 graduates of The Catholic University of America and their families and friends who filled University Lawn in Washington May 14 for the first commencement held on campus since 2019 and the last commencement presided over by Catholic U. President John Garvey, who steps down in […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
MANILA, Philippines — Two church groups have issued warnings telling Catholics to beware of at least one fraudster seeking money by posing as the apostolic nuncio, the pope’s representative in the Philippines. Ucanews.com reported that in at least one case, the man even celebrated a private Mass in a chapel. The reports came as the […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonization of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, founder of the Scalabrinian missionaries, dispensing the requirement of a miracle attributed to his intercession, the Vatican announced. The pope will convene a consistory — a meeting of cardinals resident in Rome and the official promoters of the […]
