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Vatican abuse summit has key, realistic goals

All eyes and ears will be on the Vatican during an unprecedented gathering Feb. 21-24 to discuss the protection of minors in the Catholic Church. When Pope Francis announced the international...

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World Youth Day Panama

World Youth Day is an international Catholic festival for on youth and young adults, held this year January 22-27 in Panama...

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During World Youth Day closing Mass, Pope Francis tells youth they are 'the now of God'

Jan 27

From Panama to home, pilgrimage of faith continues

Feb 01

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Archdiocese says dismissal of McCarrick from clerical state ‘underscores the gravity of his actions’

The Vatican announced on Feb. 16 that Pope Francis, at the conclusion of a process conducted by the Congregation for the...

Feb 16

In the U.S., a sobering mood after news of McCarrick's laicization

Feb 16

McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of abuse

Feb 16

Catholic bishops, groups speak against president's national emergency

Catholic bishops near the U.S.-Mexico border, joined by other U.S. prelates, voiced opposition just after President Donald...

Feb 15

Texas locality orders popular Catholic center for migrants to vacate

A group of city commissioners in the border city of McAllen, Texas, voted in mid-February to remove from a building a popular...

Feb 15

Welcome Christ present in migrants and refugees, pope urges

Even if Christians struggle to recognize him with his "torn clothes (and) dirty feet," Jesus is present in the migrants and...

Feb 15

Women and men in consecrated life honored for milestone anniversaries

To mark the World Day for Consecrated Life, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario Dorsonville celebrated a Feb. 3 Mass at the St....

Feb 15

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Virginia’s two dioceses release lists of clergy credibly accused of abuse

Feb 15

For 150 years, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has served as a place of refuge and unity on Capitol Hill

Feb 14

Relic of St. John Vianney’s incorrupt heart to be venerated at Saint John Paul II National Shrine

Feb 14

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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,...

Las Posadas procession brings Christmas story to Capitol Hill

Wearing robes and head coverings on a chilly December evening on Capitol Hill, young people dressed as Joseph and Mary made their way from St. Joseph's to St. Peter's Church a short walk away. A...

Junior Saints: St. Pius X Regional School

For the month of November, students were asked to create images of their favorite saint and to share what makes that saint special to them. Here are just a few favorite saints shared by students at...