Jesus describes five virgins as “wise” in today’s parable. The wise virgins bring plenty of oil for their lamps when they go ...

Continuing a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in the late 1970s, Pope Leo XIV visited a cemetery outside the Vatican Nov. 2 — the day the Catholic Church commemorates All Souls’ Day — to celebrate ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass in Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Fairfax Memorial Park in Fairfax Nov. 2. A large crowd gathered to pray for the repose of their loved ones ...

Traces of the New York accent remain, but don’t be deceived. Father Thomas P. Ferguson, pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria, is a true Arlington diocese man. “If you’re looking for somebody ...

As long as he can remember, Deacon Christian N. Njodzela, 28, has felt a desire for the priesthood. The youngest of eight growing up in Vekovi, Kikaikelahki, Cameroon, Deacon Njodzela said he often ...

I have grown over the years in my appreciation of the truth and beauty present in today’s passage from Matthew’s Gospel. When I was younger, it bothered me that Jesus appeared to be unusually harsh ...

A: The answer — which may not be the one you were expecting or wanted — is, “It depends.” Simply that the child’s parents are unmarried would not justify refusing a baptism, and I would call Pope ...

Deacon Sabatino Carnazzo knelt at the corner of the altar, surrounded by lit candles, a wall of icons and several members of the clergy. Bishop Nicholas Samra of the Eparchy of Newton, Mass., placed a ...

On Sept. 18, Pope Leo XIV shared on X, “It is therefore not enough to ask whether an activity is well organized, well attended, or has been running for many years. We must ask whether it truly leads ...

NPM announced the award at its virtual members meeting Sept. 16. An in-person presentation is planned for next summer at the 44th annual NPM convention in New Orleans. Rendler-McQueeney has been ...

As every year during summer vacation time, the Vatican does not schedule any public, private or “special” audiences for Pope Francis in the Vatican, including the general audience on Wednesdays. The ...