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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Cardinal Wuerl serves at St. Maria’s Meals in Washington a year after pope’s visit to the program

Almost a year to the date of when Pope Francis visited the clients, staff and volunteers of Catholic Charities at the agency’s St. Maria’s Meals program, Cardinal Wuerl returned to help serve meals to those who lined up on a sidewalk in downtown Washington on the evening of Sept. 21.
Opponents warn that D.C. Council’s assisted suicide bill endangers vulnerable members of community

As lawmakers in the District of Columbia prepare to consider a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives, opponents of such a move have stressed that the legislation would lead to abuse and harm the city’s most vulnerable populations.
At Mass, faithful offer prayerful thanks for canonization of Mother Teresa

Cardinal Donald Wuerl celebrated a Sept. 11 Mass of Thanksgiving at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, thanking God for the canonization of Mother Teresa, and calling the saintly nun a “diminutive spiritual powerhouse.”

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News

Colombian peace agreement is start of change, says Vatican official

An agreement to end Latin America's last armed conflict is the start of a process of positive change for Colombia, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said hours before the government and Marxist rebels were set to sign peace accords Sept. 26.
Catholic University's president urges 'zeal' in defending religious liberty

A pharmacy in Olympia, Washington, loses its court challenge to a state law requiring the owners to violate their religious beliefs by supplying emergency contraceptives.
Too much order in the Supreme Court? No thrills in upcoming docket

The expression "in like a lion out like a lamb" turns on its head when comparing the end of the Supreme Court's last term to the start of its new one Oct. 3.

Parish News

Former youth minister at St. Elizabeth Parish arrested and charged with abuse

Brian Patrick Werth, a former youth minister for St. Elizabeth Parish in Rockville, was arrested by Montgomery County Police on Sept. 7 and charged with one count of fourth-degree sexual offense, one count of sexual abuse of a minor, and second degree assault. The 32-year-old Montgomery Village resident was arrested after detectives had investigated allegations of sexual abuse of a teenage St. Elizabeth parishioner.
Holy Name Church to host Mass honoring Venerable Schwartz on birthday

Holy Name Catholic Church in Washington will host a Mass at 11 a.m. on Sunday Sept. 18 honoring the birthday of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz, a missionary priest who grew up in the parish and who could become the first Washington native to be declared a saint.
Our Lady of Mercy World Youth Day pilgrims return home to a cheering crowd

When the group of 23 World Youth Day pilgrims traveling with Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac returned to the United States on Aug. 3, the first thing that they did was board a bus to take them back to their parish, where the families and friends of the pilgrims greeted them with cheers and applause.

Pope Francis

Christians must make history, never be prophets of doom, pope says

Christians must put their mark on history, transforming the world every day driven by the joy of proclaiming God's love, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Wuerl

Cardinal Wuerl serves at St. Maria’s Meals in Washington a year after pope’s visit to the program

Almost a year to the date of when Pope Francis visited the clients, staff and volunteers of Catholic Charities at the agency’s St. Maria’s Meals program, Cardinal Wuerl returned to help serve meals to those who lined up on a sidewalk in downtown Washington on the evening of Sept. 21.

Schools

‘A moment that I know I’ll remember forever’

Every time Pope Francis left or returned to his residence at the Apostolic Nunciature during his Sept. 22-24, 2015 visit to Washington, he was greeted by young, smiling, and adoring faces from Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington.

Families

Insight: A False and Dangerous Compassion

Our Catholic faith teaches us that assisted suicide gravely violates the sacred value of all human life, particularly the lives of those who are vulnerable due to age, illness, or disability. It also undermines the medical profession's healing mission.