Crowds join Walk with Mary procession and Mass to honor the patroness …
Dec 13, 2021 · Showing their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas, people marked her feast day on Dec. 11, 2021 in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s annual Walk with Mary, processing from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
New year, new look for our Catholic Standard website
The Catholic Standard marked the end of 2018 by launching a redesigned website at cathstan.org that will provide readers with Catholic news and commentary on a daily basis with vibrant new features, joining our biweekly print edition in serving our Catholic family of faith here in the Archdiocese of Washington.. The redesigned site showcases …
Original and newest members help St. Rose of Lima Parish …
Jun 5, 2023 · Some of the original parishioners from when St. Rose of Lima Parish in Gaithersburg was established a half-century ago, and some of its newest members born in recent weeks played central roles as Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a June 4 Mass commemorating the parish’s 50 th anniversary since its founding in 1972.. The offertory procession at the Mass included gifts brought to ...
St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill opens bicentennial celebration with Mass ...
St. Peter’s Parish on Capitol Hill began a yearlong bicentennial celebration on Sept. 25 with a late afternoon Mass, followed by an outdoor 200th birthday party in nearby Providence Park.. The opening Mass drew about 300 parishioners and friends, the biggest crowd in the church since before the pandemic, and many of them walked to the park afterward for games and music, cupcakes and ice ...
The role of a cardinal in the Catholic Church
Nov 28, 2020 · Among the most important duties of a cardinal are those that occur at the death of a pope. When the Holy See is vacant, the College of Cardinals is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Church. They also gather in a conclave to elect a new pope. In 1971, Paul VI decreed that no more than 120 cardinals – all who must be under ...
With varied backgrounds and interests but sharing one call, 10 …
The 10 men whom Cardinal Wilton Gregory ordained as new priests for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 18, 2022 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception posed for a group photo earlier that week while they were on retreat at the Saint John Paul II Seminary.
Cardinal Gregory marks ‘day of joy’ as he ordains 10 new priests …
Jun 19, 2022 · Cardinal Wilton Gregory and the 10 new priests he ordained for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington stand together at the end of the Mass of Priesthood Ordination on June 18, 2022 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
St. Thérèse teaches simplicity, love, trust, pope says in document
Oct 16, 2023. Faith Print. St. Thérèse of Lisieux, long one of Pope Francis’s favorite saints, teaches Christians “the little way” of love, self-giving, concern for others and complete trust in the mercy of God, the pope said in a new document. “At a time when human beings are obsessed with grandeur and new forms of power, she points ...
All Saints Day offers reminder that all people are called to be …
Nov 2, 2023 · Concelebrants at the Mass included Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and serves as the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia; Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn, New York; and retired Bishop Paul S. Loverde, the bishop emeritus of Arlington.
Eucharist drew Father Joseph Tyson Murphy to the Catholic faith …
Father Joseph Tyson Murphy's journey to the Catholic faith and priesthood was inspired by the Eucharist.