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National Black Catholic Congress XIII renews its mission with faith and...

WASHINGTON -- During Black History Month in February, Catholics are being invited to register to attend this summer's National Black Catholic Congress, which over...

Memorial plaque blessed by Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory honors unknown enslaved...

ST. INIGOES, Md. -- When Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory blessed a parish cemetery's memorial plaque honoring the unknown enslaved people buried there, Nov....

Peter K. Kilpatrick installed as president of Catholic University of America,...

WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic ceremony, Peter K. Kilpatrick was installed as the 16th president of The Catholic University of America, emphasizing the school's...

At Red Mass in Washington, Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville...

WASHINGTON -- Just as people seek wise counsel in legal matters, so too should people prayerfully seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, whom...

Maryland church latest target of vandalism; pastor encourages people to remember...

BETHESDA, Md.  -- A Catholic church in the Washington suburb of Bethesda was one of three houses of worship along the same road to...

Father Gerald Andrews of Perryville, Md., ordained a priest in the...

The Catholic Standard Father Gerald Andrews studied aerospace engineering in college and then entered the seminary after discerning that he had a higher calling, to...

Chef Jose Andres tells Class of ’22 at Stone Ridge School...

BETHESDA, Md. -- Recently back home after joining his World Central Kitchen's outreach in war-torn Ukraine, Chef José Andrés addressed the class of 2022...

Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine prayer service: ‘Knowing somebody cares makes all...

WASHINGTON -- On a day when the world saw the heart-rending images of Russia launching a brutal invasion of Ukraine, people gathered at the...

U.S. District Court strikes down District of Columbia’s pandemic limits on...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a March 25 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's COVID-19 pandemic...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory calls for ‘national reconciliation — a healing of...

BURKE, Va. -- In a major address on confronting the sin of racism and working for racial harmony, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the...

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