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Diocese's first Pilgrimage of Grace Mass unites those seeking healing
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (427+ words) Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette pray at the first diocesan Pilgrimage of Grace Mass at St. Philip Church in Falls Church June 25, 2026. ANNA DONOFRIO | CATHOLIC HERALD Frank Moncher, diocesan psychologist and chair of the diocesan Mental Health Council,…...
Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Renaissance frescoes
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (722+ words) A conservator assesses the result of the paint film lifting on the frescoes in the Hall of Raphael in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. PAINTING AND WOOD MATERIALS RESTORATION LABORATORY OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS/GOVERNORATE OF VATICAN CITY STATE/VATICAN MUSEUMS…...
Cloistered Dominican Sister Mary Paul of Christ dies at 84
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (440+ words) Sr. Mary Paul of Christ Murphy. COURTESY Dominican Sister Mary Paul of Christ Murphy died June 18, 2026, at age 84 at St. Dominic's Monastery in Linden in her 57th year of religious life. She was born Carol Jean Murphy to Paul J. Murphy and…...
Held in the heart
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (562+ words) No television soundtrack is more deeply embedded in my memory than the opening song for "Little House on the Prairie." It lilts and skips as the Ingalls girls bound down a prairie hill that feels as wide as childhood itself,…...
George Washington's lasting Catholic legacy
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (758+ words) A copy of the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington is displayed in the rectory of the Basilica of St. Mary in Alexandria. JIM HALE | CATHOLIC HERALD A bas-relief outside the Basilica of St. Mary depicts George Washington contributing…...
Atlanta Catholics turn World Cup into mission field
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (764+ words) Volunteer Paula Krzyzaniak from St. Peter Chanel Church talks to a visitor to The Quest Atlanta Catholic Radio booth at the World Cup in Atlanta. ETWN News | Courtesy of The Quest Atlanta Catholic Radio World Cup visitors at The Quest…...
Pope Leo XIV prays for Venezuela quake victims at Angelus
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (718+ words) Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus June 28, 2026. (Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to the people of Venezuela after recent earthquakes, offering prayers…...
The "pursuit of happiness
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (389+ words) St. Jeanne Jugan is often portrayed looking quite solemn, but she was actually very joyful. She was known to exclaim, "What happiness to be a Little Sister of the Poor!" and to counsel the young Little Sisters that "making the…...
Catholic education leaders gather at Christendom College
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (263+ words) San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone speaks during a panel discussion at Christendom College in Front Royal last month. COURTESY Catholic bishops, higher education leaders, scholars, superintendents, and educational partners from across the United States gathered at Christendom College for the…...
U. S. sends response teams to Venezuela after massive earthquakes
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (465+ words) Municipal police officers evacuate an injured victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas June 24, 2026. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images) The Trump administration is deploying U. S. emergency response teams to Venezuela in the wake of two high-magnitude earthquakes…...