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Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts about what must be done now.
Since I was a child, the solemnity of the Annunciation (March 25) has been a day marked with celebration and my own personal fiat to the will of God.
I could not look him in the face. I was grappling with my sin and sinfulness, seeking to understand them in all their horror, that I might hate them.
It happens to all of us. Every Lent, we come up with a list of things we will eat less or do more.
Emma and Derrick Dockery, a former Redskins player, founded Yellow Ribbons United to support military families.
Franciscan Father Sean O. Sheridan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2013, said that "after a great deal of prayer," he submitted his resignation to the university's board of trustees.
Statehouses across the United States have served as venues for the abortion debate to play out in the past few months, but the action April 9 was on Capitol Hill with a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Sister Joanna Burley was elected prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia in Bristow April 6, succeeding Sister Cecilia Dwyer.
Catholics for Housing is hosting its second annual 5K for Affordable Housing at Bull Run Regional Park May 4 at 9 a.m.



Gospel Commentary: Taught by his love
In the blessed days of Holy Week, we have opportunities to enter into the events of Jesus’ “hour.” In prayer and love for him, we can accompany Jesus in these days, reliving our understanding of the great sacrifices he made for us and for all people. One simple way of entering into the Gospel accounts of the Passion is to note the many interactions Jesus has along the way. In less than a day, he will face crowds and individuals, speaking to them, loving them, teaching them and forgiving them.