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Friday, May 26, 2017

Pope Francis, President Trump speak of hopes for peace

Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”
St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic School holds ‘Breakfast with Badges’ to honor local officers

On May 12, St. Joseph’s Regional Catholic School in Beltsville may have been the safest place in Maryland, as it welcomed public safety officials from many different units to the school for its first annual “Breakfast with Badges” event to mark the beginning of Police Week.
Two Fatima shepherd children become Church's youngest non-martyred saints

Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima, Portugal, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord.

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Pope Francis, President Trump speak of hopes for peace

Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”
Pope prays for victims of 'barbaric attack' in Manchester

Decrying the "barbaric attack in Manchester," England, Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers to all those affected "by this senseless act of violence," an attack on a concert that British officials said was the deadliest case of terrorism since 2005.
Arab Christians voice hope, concern over Trump's speech to Muslim leaders

Arab Christians voiced hope and concern over U.S. President Donald Trump's first foreign visit and his speech in Saudi Arabia to the Muslim world, in which he urged a peace-focused Islam as a counter movement to extremism.

Parish News

Our Lady Queen of the Americas acts as a beacon of Hispanic culture inside Washington, D.C.

In 1967, the Capilla Latina, which means “little Latin chapel” in Spanish, opened as a mission to serve the growing immigrant community in Washington. Nearly 20 years later, in 1986, the mission became Our Lady Queen of the Americas Parish and was named the official Hispanic parish for the Archdiocese of Washington.
Apostles of all ages proclaim Christ at St. Andrew Apostle Parish

When St. Andrew first met Jesus, the first thing He did was tell His brother, Simon Peter, that he had found the Messiah. At St. Andrew Apostle Parish in Silver Spring, parishioners are encouraged to follow in the footsteps of their patron.
Café St. Joe creates ‘a space for meaningful encounter’ at St. Andrew the Apostle

On the third Sunday of every month, the multi-purpose room of St. Andrew the Apostle in Silver Spring is transformed into a coffee shop, where cheerful workers in red aprons and baseball caps greet the long line of customers purchasing their morning coffee and pastries.

Pope Francis

As Trump and the pope meet, peace offerings in person and via Twitter

Though there are few details about what was said when Pope Francis and Donald Trump talked privately May 24, much was made online about the U.S. president's wide smile and the pope's more serious stance as the two posed for public photos at the Vatican.

Cardinal Wuerl

Text of Cardinal Wuerl’s prayer at White House for the National Day of Prayer

In a May 4 ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl joined with religious leaders, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other dignitaries to observe the National Day of Prayer. The following is the text of Cardinal Wuerl’s prayer that he offered at that gathering.

Schools

Gonzaga student portrays humanity of the homeless and earns award in C-SPAN documentary contest

While walking from Union Station to Gonzaga College High School in Washington, Matt Gannon would always see at least 20 people who are homeless every morning. Between that experience and volunteering at the Father McKenna Center, a soup kitchen located in the basement of Gonzaga’s St. Aloysius Church, Gannon started to get to know the homeless men by name.