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Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jan 7, 2025 / 06:00 am Cardinal Robert McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., says he wishes success for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration but that he’ll be watching closely to see how Trump deals with immigrants who are in the country without legal …
Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead Washington, D.C., Archdiocese
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 06:08 am Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from …
Cardinal Gregory homily for the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; and the 20th Anniversary of Fr. Rivers’ Death.
Archbishop Schnurr, beloved members of the Family of Faith of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Friends all in Christ, I am deeply grateful for the invitation to share in this Eucharist that acknowledges and gives thanks for the multi-talented gifts of one of your most well-known priests, Father Joseph Clarence Rivers. …
Catholic volunteer killed on way home from adoration was ‘old soul’
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jan 24, 2024 / 13:00 pm Volunteering to help people was a big part of who Ryan Realbuto was. He scrubbed dishes in a soup kitchen, did yard work at a foster home, repainted the chapel at a home for women, and helped high-school kids …
Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 17, 2023 / 15:58 pm The new “National Life Monument,” a larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary pregnant with the Christ Child, was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological College in Washington, D.C. According to …
Pope appoints two new auxiliary bishops to Archdiocese of Washington
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 11:45 am Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Juan Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, announced today. As auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, …
Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese
by Courtney Mares, Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2022 / 08:00 am Cardinal Wilton Gregory announced Friday that the Traditional Latin Mass will be restricted to three locations in the Archdiocese of Washington. Starting Sept. 21, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass will only be allowed to be offered …
Pastor of Catholic church in Bethesda, Maryland, describes arson, desecration of tabernacle
by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2022 / 21:37 pm The pastor of a Catholic parish in Bethesda, Maryland, gave a powerful testimony Sunday hours after his church was set on fire, telling the congregation, “We are the Church. We are the living stones.” St. Jane Frances de …
Cardinal Gregory: Biden ‘not demonstrating Catholic teaching’ on when life begins
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Sep 8, 2021 / 16:00 pm The Archbishop of Washington on Wednesday clarified the Church’s teaching on when life begins, after Catholic President Joe Biden last week said life does not begin at conception. “The Catholic Church teaches, and has taught, that life – human …
A ‘true living medieval experience’: Catholic University students replicate Notre Dame cathedral architecture
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 28, 2021 / 15:03 pm Students and professors at the Catholic University of America (CUA) are building a full-scale truss replicating that which was destroyed in a 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. On the lawn in front of the Basilica of …