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Mission of Mercy dental clinic provides relief and smiles for people lacking insurance

As the sun rose on Sept. 13, a line of people continued down the sidewalk and wrapped around the Xfinity Center at the University of Maryland in College Park. And the line only kept growing....

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Back to School

The 2019 school year is in full swing in Archdiocese of Washington Catholic schools! Our Back to School section is featured in...

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Georgetown Visitation’s new leader looks forward to continuing school’s legacy of faith and learning

Sep 17

Official urges parents to monitor their children’s social media usage

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Panelists examine 'human costs, moral implications' of migration crisis

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require voices and actions taken up in solidarity with...

Sep 17

Admitting fewer refugees 'runs counter' to U.S. values, say USCCB leaders

Sep 16

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to bar asylum-seekers for now

Sep 13

Vatican U.N. nuncio laments 'cycle of violence' surrounding 9/11 attacks

"The cycle of violence" that surrounded the 9/11 terror attacks shows how destructive violence can be, said Archbishop...

Sep 12

Archbishop Hebda to oversee inquiry into bishop's handling of abuse claim

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis will oversee an investigation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner of...

Sep 12

Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for fire department chaplain

Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain who is currently pastor of St. Jude Church in Brooklyn,...

Sep 11

Ideological fixation, not ‘loyal criticism,’ feeds possibility of schism, pope says

Pope Francis told reporters he hoped and prayed the Catholic Church would not experience a new schism, but human freedom means...

Sep 11

Question corner: Receiving Communion in mortal sin and being frightened in crowded Church

Sep 9

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Back to school in St Mary's School of Piscataway, MD

St. Mary's School of Piscataway in Clinton, Maryland, opened its doors on Aug. 27 for its first day of school. (CS photos/Andrew Biraj)

Archbishop Gregory celebrates Mass at St. Thomas More Church in Washington, D.C

Photo gallery: Black Catholics celebrate Archbishop Lyke Conference

About 370 people from 32 dioceses across the United States participated in the July 2-6 Archbishop Lyke Conference held at National Harbor, Maryland, to celebrate the gifts that Black Catholics...

Catholic school students welcome Archbishop Gregory

After Archbishop Wilton Gregory was announced as the new archbishop of Washington, one of the first things he did was visit St. Anthony Catholic School in Washington to meet the students there....

Photo gallery: Archbishop Gregory baptizes baby during Mass at St. John the Baptist Parish in Silver Spring

Photo gallery: Archbishop Gregory ordains 10 new priests for Archdiocese of Washington

Archbishop Wilton Gregory ordained Father John Benson, Father Joseph Cwik, Father Brendan Glasgow, Father Christian Huebner, Father Ebuka Mbanude, Father Stefan Megyery, Father Patrick Mullan,...

Black Catholics welcome Archbishop Gregory to St. Augustine

The mother church of Black Catholics in the nation’s capital opened its doors to history, as they welcomed new Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory to St. Augustine Church in Washington, D.C., to...

Junior Saints Drawings: Easter

On Easter, Christians around the world celebrate the most important tenant of our faith: that Jesus triumphed over death and rose again to new life. “Easter means a lot to me because Jesus rose...

World Youth Day pilgrims admire beauty of creation in Gamboa Rainforest

World Youth Day pilgrims from a variety of dioceses in the United States spent Jan 21 admiring God’s creation in the Gamboa Rainforest, located just outside of Panama City. The rainforest’s...

January Junior Saints Drawings

For the January Junior Saints, students drew pictures of how they respect life. Peyton Barnett, eighth grade, St. Mary's School, Bryantown Camille Urcia, sixth grade, St. Columba School,...