“I couldn’t be happier with the great time we all had, and more importantly, with the great work that continues at Catholic Charities. It was a blessing to celebrate that work done in the Lord’s name on behalf of those most in need.

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That is why faith is the first gift “that must be welcomed and asked for daily, so that it may be renewed in us. It is seemingly a small gift, yet it is the essential one,” Pope Francis said May 1 in the Paul VI Audience Hall.

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“It makes me sad when I see religious who seem more like firefighters” than men and women who are ardently filled with the flame of faith and ready to share it with others, Pope Francis told [...] during an audience at the Vatican April 29.

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Trinity Missions honors SOAR! president and D.C. priest for their outreach

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“I think bringing an attentive, open heart is the most important thing because I think that anyone, [...] ,if they come with an open mind, [...] , they will find moments of grace throughout this, both in the scripture and the hymnody,” Stehle said.

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Purple reign: Golden Apple Award for St. Peter’s, Waldorf, third grade teacher whose favorite color is purple and favorite character is Eeyore

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At Gala 2024, Catholic Charities thanks its staff, volunteers and supporters for bringing help and hope to those in need

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Scripture Reflection for Sunday, April 28

We need “sons and daughters of encouragement.” We need to pray for more Barnabases to rise up and remind us what too many have forgotten, our fundamental call as Christians: We are a faith founded on love.

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The Chicago Bears selected Caleb Williams – a 2021 graduate of Gonzaga College H.S. GonzagaCHS in Washington, D.C. who also attended St. Pius X Regional School in Bowie, Maryland – as the overall first pick of the 2024 NFL draft on April 25.

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At his recent Mass at St. Anselm's in NE DC, Wilton Cardinal Gregory Cardinal Gregory said there was much to consider on that day, as it was student Guanyu “Marshall” Zhu’s Baptism and Confirmation, St. Anselm’s feast day, and Earth Day.

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In the newest episode of #QuestionsForTheCardinal , Wilton Cardinal Gregory Cardinal Gregory shares with us what he would tell his younger self, and a fun fact! 🍬🐻

Pope clears way for canonization of Oblates of the Holy Spirit founder

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Ashley White, who teaches every student at St. Mary’s School in Bryantown, named Golden Apple Award winner

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Question corner

Q: What’s going on with the Latin Mass, and why do some priests like to celebrate it while others don’t?

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The Catholic Church in the United States is grappling with a tendency to become more “auto-referential” and withdraw itself from the international stage and #universalChurch , Pope Francis’s representative to the United States said.

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Sister Mary Bader coming home to Washington to be honored at St. Ann’s Hope Blossoms event. St. Ann's Center

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