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Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Brian Burch as the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Sept. 13, accepting his letters of credential and a chocolate cake topped with a metallic red sign saying, "Happy Birthday Pope Leo XIV."
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Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Great spiritual traditions and mature critical thinking enable humanity to go beyond ethnicities, clans and cliques, which recognize only those who are similar and reject those who are different, Pope Leo XIV said.
Movies
By Zoey Maraist
“Downton Abbey,” the beloved British television-show-turned-movie series, is back for a third installment titled “Downton Abbey: the Grand Finale.” Directed by Simon Curtis and written by Julian Fellowes, the show’s creator, the film follows the Crawley family and their loyal staff as they collectively strive to preserve the titular, treasured, countryside castle.
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Getting phone calls from the pope continues to bring "great joy" to the hundreds of people receiving shelter and support from the only Latin-rite Catholic church in Gaza, the parish priest said.
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Close to 200 clerics who had been named bishops in the past year were not the only ones in the Vatican's New Synod Hall to have been thrust into new ministries and leadership roles.
National
By Tyler Arnold
More than half a dozen American public school students testified about anti-Christian and other faith-based forms of discrimination in an education-focused hearing conducted by President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.
Local
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a special Mass for the annual Women Religious Convocation at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax Sept. 6.
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As we approach autumn, we may choose to think of the coming weeks and months as a season of opportunity and new beginnings. Young people across Northern Virginia are already back in school, embarking on a new year filled with promise.
Exaltation of the cross