A leading U.S. Catholic voice for immigrant rights and an outspoken proponent of other progressive-leaning causes will become the new archbishop in the nation's capital as tensions are likely to rise ...
WASHINGTON -- Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the ...
Ten years ago — it doesn't seem like it's been that long, but the calendar tells me it has been — it was quite an exhilarating time for me and my parish family and, in fact, the whole Washington ...
One year later, Cardinal McElroy issued a summary report on the consultations with parish lay leaders that he had undertaken as archbishop, and the pastoral priorities that had resulted from that ...
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Pope Francis arrives Tuesday from Cuba for his first trip to the United States, a six-day visit that will take him from the White House in Washington, D.C., to the World Meeting of Families in ...
The lighthearted meeting received high praise from those in attendance. Goldberg said the gathering was “really loving and made me happy,” while Colbert said that “it was wonderful, something I’ll ...
The first pope from the Americas, whose drive to modernize the Catholic Church divided opinion, has died in Rome aged 88.