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Consultation and Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Washington: A Report to the People of God by Cardinal Robert W. McElroy

Summary report: Cardinal McElroy's Consultation with the Lay Leaders of the Parishes of the Archdiocese of Washington

At annual Mass, Cardinal McElroy honors late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a ‘dreamer and prophet’

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U.S. cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation’

Three Catholic cardinals issue rare joint statement on the morality of U.S. foreign policy, citing pope’s address to diplomats

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Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy

This series follows the election, installation, and early pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, offering continuing coverage of his vision, teachings, and leadership of the universal Church. From the Sistine Chapel to Saint Peter’s Square, and beyond, the Catholic Standard chronicles the first steps of this new chapter in the life of the Church.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington

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In Angelus address, Pope Leo calls for deeper spiritual focus

Three Catholic cardinals issue rare joint statement on the morality of U.S. foreign policy, citing pope’s address to diplomats

Listening, learning, and leading: The archdiocese charts its future

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Photo Gallery: Annual Walk with Mary procession and Mass

Photo Gallery: Haitian Catholic pilgrimage to National Shrine for Jubilee Year of Hope

Photo Gallery: Commemorating Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Parish

During a Nov. 15 commemoration of Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington unveiled a new project that seeks to “honor those enslaved by the Catholic Church in Maryland.”

Photo Gallery: At White Mass, Cardinal McElroy encourages people to see as God sees, and recognize the gifts of all

Photo Gallery: Reinterment Ceremony at Brick Chapel in Historic St. Mary’s City

Photo gallery: 111 th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Photo Gallery: Let the bells of Nagasaki echo to the world - 80th anniversary Nagasaki Peace Memorial Masses and interreligious dialogues to pray for world peace

Photo Gallery: First day of school at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Washington

Photo Gallery: In Hiroshima 80 years after atomic bombings in Japan, Pilgrimage of Peace events include Memorial Masses and Peace Symposium

Photo Gallery: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington Jubilee Year pilgrimage from The Saint John Paul II National Shrine and The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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Father Milton Jordan, a priest for more than 50 years, dies at age 84

St. Martin of Tours School community in Gaithersburg marks a century of faith and learning

St. Martin of Tours School in Gaithersburg celebrates 100th anniversary and its patron saint’s legacy

In interview, Cardinal McElroy says consultations with laity and priests’ input led to goals for pastoral action in Archdiocese of Washington

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Pope Leo receives lambs in ancient St. Agnes tradition

Vance to address March for Life rally in person; Trump to speak via video

Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85

U.S. cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation’

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To know God, we must welcome Jesus’s humanity, pope says

Rorate ‘Mass by candlelight’ helps mark end of Jubilee Year observance at National Shrine

For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal, but an imperative

God speaks to the faithful; take time to listen every day, pope says

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Papal puzzle lovers: Popes Leo XIV and XIII noted for liking word games

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Junior Saints Christmas 2025 artwork and writings

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Junior Saints topic for November: Like St. Thérèse, students invited to show their own ‘Little Way’ of drawing closer to Jesus

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Laudato Trees celebrates planting 1,000 trees in Archdiocese of Washington

Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says

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