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Mar 26, 2024
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At Chrism Mass, Cardinal Gregory calls priests to be ‘ministers of compassion and mercy’
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Junior Saints: Jesus during Holy Week and Easter and what Easter means
Mar 25, 2024
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At cathedral’s Palm Sunday Mass opening Holy Week, cardinal emphasizes Christ’s victory over sin and death
Mar 24, 2024
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Catholic community gathers in prayer, offers support to those affected by bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024
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Russian occupation forces close more Catholic Churches in Ukraine
Mar 28, 2024
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Gallup poll finds just 3 in 10 U.S. adults regularly attend religious services
Mar 28, 2024
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Catholic community gathers in prayer, offers support to those affected by bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024
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Love, and a search for truth, have inspired Thomas Bradbury to become Catholic
Mar 27, 2024
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Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience
Mar 27, 2024
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Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments
Mar 27, 2024
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‘Launch into the future in hope and optimism,” Bishop Menjivar urges on the anniversary of St. Romero's assassination
Mar 27, 2024
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Vanessa Washington reflects on coming home to Washington and the Catholic faith
Mar 26, 2024
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Photo Gallery: Cardinal Wilton Gregory presides at annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
Mar 26, 2024
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Easter Journeys of Faith
People who will become full members of the Catholic Church at the 2024 Easter Vigil share their journeys of faith.
Mar 27, 2024
Washington area hosts National Black Catholic Congress XIII
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US ambassador to three popes says the Church needs lay assistance at every level
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Photo Gallery: Cardinal Wilton Gregory presides at annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
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Photo Gallery: With Irish dancing and bagpipes, annual Mass at St. Patrick Church in Washington celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and Irish pride
Photo Gallery : Closing Mass at National Black Catholic Congress XIII
Bishop John Ricard, the superior general of his religious order, the Josephites, who formerly served as the bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, gives his homily during...
Priests in Concert to perform July 21 fundraiser to help youth attend World Youth Day
Priests in Concert – a band consisting of a group of young priests of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington – will perform a fundraiser on Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. St....
Photo Gallery : Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrates a 50th anniversary Mass with eight ordination classmates
Before celebrating their 50th anniversary Mass as priests on May 9, 2023, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory at center poses for a group photo in the sacristy at St. Matthew’s...
Photo Gallery: United in faith, Asian and Pacific Island Catholics gather at National Shrine for 20th annual pilgrimage
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Photo gallery: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington announces the 10 local Catholic school teachers who have been named as 2023 Golden Apple Award winners
Students at Our Lady of Victory School in Washington, D.C., cheer when fifth-grade teacher Lauren Harper is announced as the 2023 Golden Apple Award-winning teacher in a surprise...
Photo gallery : At joyful Easter Vigil, cardinal tells newly baptized, ‘Walk always as children of the light, and keep the flame of faith alive in your hearts’
Cardinal Gregory lights the Paschal Candle outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., at the start of the Easter Vigil on April 8. (CS photo/Mihoko...
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‘Launch into the future in hope and optimism,” Bishop Menjivar urges on the anniversary of St. Romero's assassination
Mar 27, 2024
Photo Gallery: Cardinal Wilton Gregory presides at annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
Baltimore archdiocese ministers to crew aboard ship involved with Key Bridge collapse
Update: Cardinal Gregory, Archbishop Lori and city officials call for prayers after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
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Russian occupation forces close more Catholic Churches in Ukraine
Mar 28, 2024
Gallup poll finds just 3 in 10 U.S. adults regularly attend religious services
Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments
Prayers, well-wishes pour out as Kate, the Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer
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Let ‘tears of repentance’ flow, pope tells priests at chrism Mass
Mar 28, 2024
Love, and a search for truth, have inspired Thomas Bradbury to become Catholic
Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience
Vanessa Washington reflects on coming home to Washington and the Catholic faith
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Movie review: One Life
Mar 19, 2024
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Documentary covers FBI file kept on Archbishop Sheen
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Students’ drawings and writings celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month. For the February Junior Saints, students were invited to draw a picture and write about an African American who made history. Little Flower...
Feb 11, 2024
In Blessed Sacrament School’s 100th year, students reflect on what makes it special
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Protecting the environment is part of protecting human life, pope says
The obligation to care for creation is not only about the environment, “it has to do with human life, as the Creator conceived and arranged it,” Pope Francis told a group from...
Jan 23, 2024
Catholic climate activists concerned COP28’s modest steps will fall short
Pope calls world leaders to end divisions to fight climate change
Cardinal Parolin to read pope’s address to climate conference in Dubai
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