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Trinity nursing school graduates say pandemic confirmed their career choice
par Carol Zimmermann le 26/05/2022 à 11:30
The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed much of the college experience for this year's graduating class, but nursing school graduates may have felt this more acutely. The pandemic forced them to initially learn procedures online that are very much hands-on, and it also constantly reminded them about […]
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St. Anselm’s senior travels to serve people in the Congo
par Richard Szczepanowski le 26/05/2022 à 11:00
For Walter Heiser, a graduating senior at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, D.C., a recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo gave him the opportunity to live out his faith and practice what he has learned at his school. The visit to the Central African nation to work with a […]
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Sunday Scripture reading for May 29: The Ascension
par Jem Sullivan le 26/05/2022 à 10:15
Readings for The Ascension of the Lord:Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-9 Ephesians 1:17-23 or Hebrews 9:24-38; 10:19-23 John 24:46-53Making, keeping, or breaking promises are part of daily human interactions. We promise to be on time for meetings and we promise children rewards for good […]
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Question corner
par Father Kenneth Doyle le 26/05/2022 à 10:05
Q. Every summer, my husband and I go on a cruise. Only one cruise line continues to have a priest on board to say Mass. When we travel on other cruise lines, frequently we have missed Sunday Mass because there was no priest on board and we could not get to a Catholic Church if we happened to be in […]
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Church presence in Uvalde, Texas, gives strength, love, archbishop says
par Carol Zimmermann le 26/05/2022 à 10:05
When news broke of the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was in a meeting with about 150 archdiocesan priests.The meeting was rescheduled and several priests left right away to be with people in the Texas town about 100 miles west […]
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Holy Cross students bring music to retirement community on All-School Day of Service
par Catherine Buckler le 26/05/2022 à 10:00
The Academy of Holy Cross students’ voices rang out from the Lang Hall auditorium as they sang a diverse selection of songs, ranging from Christmas standards to the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack, to an audience of senior citizens at The Village at Rockville, a continuing care retirement community […]
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Elderly must share life’s wisdom with the young, pope says
par Cindy Wooden le 26/05/2022 à 10:00
Seeing all the violence and injustice in the world, people easily grow disillusioned and wonder about the meaning of life, but Christians must fight the temptation of weariness with faith and a passion for justice, Pope Francis said.Progress in science and technology and knowledge in general […]
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Judge blocks Catholic University of America’s sale of Dorothy dress
par Carol Zimmermann le 26/05/2022 à 10:00
There is no telling when the iconic blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” will find a “place like home.”A federal judge May 23 prevented The Catholic University of America from selling the iconic costume from the 1939 movie the […]
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Texas bishop says mass shootings ‘most pressing life issue’
par Rhina Guidos le 26/05/2022 à 10:00
Some U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least 19 children and two of their elementary school teachers dead in Uvalde, Texas.“Don’t tell me that guns aren’t the problem, people are. I’m sick of […]
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St. Mary’s Ryken senior feels call ‘to protect God’s creation’ for future generations
par Richard Szczepanowski le 25/05/2022 à 2:00
In his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis said the faithful must “realize that their responsibility within creation, and their duty towards nature and the Creator, are an essential part of their faith.”For St. Mary’s Ryken High […]
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Bishop McNamara senior Kow Simpson heading to Harvard
par Catherine Buckler le 25/05/2022 à 1:00
Kow Simpson, a member of the class of 2022 at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland, will be attending Harvard University this fall. Heather Nadolny, the director of development and communications at Bishop McNamara, and Herman Frazier, Simpson's counselor at the school, […]
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Pope prays for Texas shooting victims, U.S. Catholic officials decry violence
par Cindy Wooden le 25/05/2022 à 1:00
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say “Enough!” and enact stricter laws on gun sales. At the end of his weekly general audience May […]
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MCC launches website offering resources to assist pregnant women and mothers
par Catholic Standard staff le 25/05/2022 à 10:00
The Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) has created a website that provides access to resources and other helpful information for pregnant women, parenting women in need and those who seek to assist them.Titled “Helping Hope Bloom,” the website – www.mdcatholic.org/hopeblooms […]
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Stone Ridge students host Giving Day to support World Central Kitchen’s relief efforts for Ukraine
par Catherine Buckler le 24/05/2022 à 4:00
Despite the rainy weather on April 7, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland hosted an enthusiastic school-wide giving day to benefit the relief efforts for the people of Ukraine being carried out by World Central Kitchen, an organization founded by renowned Spanish Chef […]
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After fleeing Ukraine, student feels at home at DeMatha
par Mark Zimmermann le 24/05/2022 à 2:00
As musicians in the Advanced Percussion Ensemble of DeMatha Catholic High School gathered on stage for a recent concert at their Hyattsville, Maryland school, one of the performers – a new student there – didn’t have time to get a tux like the other student musicians were wearing, […]
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After St. Vincent Pallotti High School marks 100th anniversary, two seniors look to the future
par Mark Zimmermann le 23/05/2022 à 11:00
In 2021, St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, Maryland marked the 100th anniversary of its founding as the first coeducational Catholic high school in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Originally established as St. Mildred’s Academy, it opened in 1921 and was later renamed […]
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Georgetown Visitation senior was a leader on her sports teams and in serving others
par Mark Zimmermann le 23/05/2022 à 4:00
Wielding a stick, Betty Boatwright has starred in three sports for Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, as a captain for the Cubs’ field hockey, lacrosse and ice hockey teams. The member of Visitation’s class of 2022 has also been a leader off the playing fields and ice rinks, […]
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Archdiocese honors priests marking milestone anniversaries in 2022
par Catholic Standard staff le 22/05/2022 à 4:00
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a Mass on May 17 at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine to honor 15 priests of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who are marking milestone anniversaries in 2022. After the May 17 Mass at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine honoring […]
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Don Bosco Cristo Rey offered students support and spurred their dreams
par Mark Zimmermann le 22/05/2022 à 4:00
As days were winding down before their graduation from Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, Maryland, two members of the class of 2022 there reflected on how that school community’s support helped them weather the COVID-19 pandemic and also personal challenges they faced as […]
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DeMatha’s 75th anniversary, and pandemic, marked eventful school experience for two seniors
par Mark Zimmermann le 21/05/2022 à 12:00
Keyvar Smith-Herold of the class of 2022 at DeMatha Catholic High School smiled as he explained the inspiration for his name, noting that his father Vincent Smith works as a locksmith.“That’s why ‘Key’ is in our names,” he said, shedding light on the origin of his […]
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Catholic University hosts first commencement held on campus since before the pandemic
par Special to the Standard le 21/05/2022 à 11:00
Cloudy skies did not dampen the enthusiasm of the nearly 1,500 graduates of The Catholic University of America and their families and friends who filled the university lawn on May 14, for the first commencement held on the Washington campus since 2019. “I am so grateful that everyone gets to […]
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San Francisco prelate says no Communion for Pelosi over her abortion stand
par Julie Asher le 21/05/2022 à 4:00
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- San Francisco's archbishop declared May 20 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is not "to be admitted" to Communion unless and until she publicly repudiates "support for abortion 'rights'" and goes to Confession and receives absolution "for her cooperation in this evil." […]
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Ukrainians ‘have made the Bible come alive’ for world, says archbishop
par Catholic News Service le 18/05/2022 à 9:15
Ukrainians “have made the Bible come alive for the world,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, told graduates of the University of Notre Dame May 15.“David withstands Goliath, the Way of the Cross has stations in Bucha and […]
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Understanding Americans’ abortion views from poll results not always easy
par Mark Pattison le 18/05/2022 à 9:00
How to make sense of Americans’ attitudes toward abortion? It isn’t easy.In polls, many respondents will give answers that contradict each other.A Gallup poll in 2019 – Gallup has polled regularly on abortion since 1975 – found that 92 percent of Americans believed that […]
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Get ready to celebrate a month of huge feasts
par Msgr. John Enzler le 18/05/2022 à 9:00
We have a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to the Lord in four spectacular liturgies that we are about to celebrate in consecutive weeks. I have said before that Advent and Lent can be like retreats for us if we make an effort. I see these four upcoming liturgies the same way. They are a chance […]
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Sunday Scripture reading for May 22
par Kevin Perrotta le 17/05/2022 à 8:15
Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter:Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 John 14:23-29Our second reading, from the end of the last book of the Bible, gives us a picture of the end of all things – indeed, of what follows the end. But what kind of picture […]
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Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo
par Rhina Guidos le 17/05/2022 à 8:15
Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left at least three injured and 10 dead – a crime authorities categorized as likely motivated by hatred for Black people.In a separate […]
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Question corner
par Father Kenneth Doyle le 17/05/2022 à 8:10
Q. A non-Catholic friend of mine asked me recently to find out if the parish I was raised in would baptize her new baby. The priest at my parish said that he could not baptize the baby because the parents were not Catholic. I was disappointed that the Catholic Church would turn away anyone seeking […]
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Indifference and individualism fuel throwaway culture, pope says
par Junno Arocho Esteves le 17/05/2022 à 8:05
Christians must be ready to respond with love and charity to those in need, especially the victims of today’s throwaway culture, Pope Francis said.Meeting with members of the Order of the Ministers of the Sick, commonly known as the Camillians, the pope said that the prevalence of […]
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‘Everything starts with baptism’
par Archbishop Jose Gomez le 17/05/2022 à 8:00
I had the blessing of attending the Mass in Rome with Pope Francis for the opening of the 16th Synod of Bishops on the theme: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission.”As we have begun the diocesan phase of the process, I continue to reflect on the Holy Father’s […]
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Caritas has assisted more than 1.2 million people in Ukraine, leaders say
par Carol Glatz le 17/05/2022 à 8:00
Facing the trauma of conflict requires love and hope, and Caritas has been hard at work sharing this “medicine” with everyone, said the director of Caritas-Spes.The war will not end with just a peace agreement, said Pallottine Father Vyacheslav Grynevych, director of the charitable arm […]
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Archdiocesan listening sessions for Synod wrap up
par Patricia Zapor le 16/05/2022 à 5:00
The last of four Regional Synod Listening Sessions May 14 concluded the local public process for the 2021-2023 Synod with echoes of concerns raised elsewhere in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Repeated themes included the need for a welcoming Church, with parishioners who better […]
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U.S. baby formula shortage hits food pantries run by Church, other agencies
par Gina Christian le 16/05/2022 à 10:00
A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries, including those operated by the Catholic Social Services in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said administrators.“We are in short supply everywhere, and in some places there is no supply,” said Amy […]
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Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
par Junno Arocho Esteves le 16/05/2022 à 10:00
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God’s love, Pope Francis said.“Our Christian lives begin not with doctrine and good works, but with the amazement born of realizing that we are […]
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Jesuit Father Horace McKenna, Washington’s ‘priest to the poor,’ remembered on 40th anniversary of his death
par Mark Zimmermann le 13/05/2022 à 11:30
When the small, wiry priest with white hair and glasses walked the sidewalks and alleyways near St. Aloysius Church in Washington, D.C., the residents there knew his name: Father Horace McKenna. The Jesuit priest was known for giving the money in his pockets to the poor people he met, and visiting […]
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Vatican confirms pope will visit Indigenous in Canada in late July
par Cindy Wooden le 13/05/2022 à 12:15
Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country’s most northern region.“Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities and the Indigenous […]
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Cardinal Zen says he’s fine; detentions provoke outcry
par Catholic News Service le 13/05/2022 à 12:00
Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters.“I have spoken with Cardinal Zen,” Hong Kong Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan wrote on his […]
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Photo gallery: Asian and Pacific Island Catholics make annual Marian Pilgrimage to National Shrine
par Andrew Biraj le 12/05/2022 à 9:00
Hundreds of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics celebrated a prayerful, solemn afternoon during their 19th annual Marian Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 2022. Catholic communities from Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Chamorro, […]
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Bishops urge Congress to protect women and children, ‘stop pushing abortion’
par Julie Asher le 12/05/2022 à 7:00
After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees urged Congress “to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls” and “embrace” public policy initiatives that […]
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Sunday Scripture reading for May 15
par Jem Sullivan le 11/05/2022 à 10:20
Readings for the Fifth Sunday of EasterActs 14:21-27 Psalm 145: 8-13 Revelation 21:1-5 John 13:31-35The award-winning movie, “The Mission,” tells the compelling story of two Jesuit missionaries, Rodrigo Mendoza, a former slave trader, and Father Gabriel, who live with the […]
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Question corner
par Father Kenneth Doyle le 11/05/2022 à 10:10
Q. I grew up in a Protestant Church but converted to Catholicism. Sometimes it seems to me that Catholics give a lot less money to their Churches than Protestants do. On the other hand, Catholics do seem to give a lot to charities overall. Just in our own town, there is a Catholic hospital, several […]
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Synodal sessions are a time for speaking out
par Bishop John E. Stowe le 11/05/2022 à 10:05
Our Holy Father Pope Francis has given great emphasis to the importance of listening during the synodal process underway in the universal Church. He teaches that to be an effective teaching Church (“ecclesia docens”) we must also be a learning Church (“ecclesia discens”); […]
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Pope calls elderly to lead ‘revolution of tenderness’
par Carol Glatz le 11/05/2022 à 10:00
Pope Francis said he is convinced God is calling his peers – older Catholics – to become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness.”Through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, “together we can set the world free from the specter of loneliness and […]
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Pope to recognize 10 new saints at upcoming canonization Mass
par Cindy Wooden le 11/05/2022 à 10:00
After a long pandemic pause, Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate a Mass May 15 for the canonization of 10 men and women: five from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands.The last canonization ceremony was celebrated Oct. 13, 2019, and included St. John Henry […]
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St. Gianna’s daughter planning to open spiritual pilgrimage center in U.S.
par Catholic News Service le 10/05/2022 à 10:10
Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, a pediatrician and daughter of Italian St. Gianna Beretta Molla, plans to open an international pilgrimage site and center in Springfield, Illinois to help spread knowledge of and devotion to her parents and promote marriage and family life.“I learned from my saint […]
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Officials condemn violence, threats after high court leak on abortion case
par Rhina Guidos le 10/05/2022 à 10:05
Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion. Some of them include Catholic […]
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Supreme Court says Christian group can fly flag at City Hall
par Carol Zimmermann le 10/05/2022 à 10:00
After the Supreme Court ruled that Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group to fly its flag at City Hall, another group, The Satanic Temple, has requested permission to fly a flag outside the city building.The mayor’s office of the Boston has not commented on the […]
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Cardinal Gregory celebrates Mass, May crowning at Mary of Nazareth School
par Catherine Buckler le 09/05/2022 à 12:00
Cardinal Gregory led pupils at Mary of Nazareth School in Darnestown, Maryland in a May 6 First Friday Mass and crowning of Mary of Nazareth. To honor Jesus's mother, students and staff at the school sang Marian hymns with the choir, including "Immaculate Mary" and "Be Joyful, Mary."The Mass, which […]
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Cardinal reaffirms pope’s willingness to go to Moscow to try to stop war
par Cindy Wooden le 06/05/2022 à 1:05
Pope Francis’s secretary of state reaffirmed the pope’s offer to go to Moscow personally to try to convince President Vladimir Putin to stop his war on Ukraine but said the Kremlin had yet to respond.Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state, told reporters late May 4, “There […]
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Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end
par Catholic News Service le 06/05/2022 à 1:00
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 a dramatic reorganization of its communications department, including the closure of the Washington and New York offices of Catholic News Service.In meetings with newsroom staff, James Rogers, the chief communications officer of the […]