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White House welcome

Welcoming Pope Francis to the White House on Sept. 23, President Barack Obama praised the pontiff for his “message of love and hope (that) has inspired so many people across our nation and around the world.”
Pope Francis canonizes Junípero Serra, says faith is alive only when shared

Canonizing the 18th-century Spanish missionary, Blessed Junípero Serra, Pope Francis insisted a person’s faith is alive only when it is shared.
In Washington Post discussion, Cardinal Wuerl examines impact of ‘Francis effect’

Interviewed at the Washington Post one day before Pope Francis arrived in the nation’s capital, Cardinal Donald Wuerl said the media’s overall portrayal of the pope seems accurate, and his public and private persona are one and the same.
Pope arrives in Cuba calling for freedom, better U.S.-Cuba relations

Pope Francis began his visit to Cuba praying for greater freedom for the island’s people and calling on U.S. and Cuban politicians to continue moving toward fully normal and neighborly relations.
Pope Francis Emergency Care Center dedicated at Providence Hospital

In preparation for Pope Francis’s historic Sept. 22-24 visit to Washington, D.C., Providence Health System has dedicated and named its hospital’s emergency care center in honor of the Holy Father.
‘The Francis factor’ comes to Washington, as pope will visit Congress and homeless

Two years ago, the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University launched with a panel discussion on “The Francis Factor.” The panel of journalists and lay Catholic leaders analyzed the worldwide popularity of Pope Francis in his first months of leading the Church, and what impact he could have on U.S. Catholics.
Cardinal Wuerl joins effort advocating for criminal justice reform

As part of the Walk With Francis Pledge campaign to benefit the local community and reach out to those in need in the days leading to Pope Francis’s Sept. 22-24 visit to Washington, a group of Christian leaders are advocating for “a fair and more welcoming” criminal justice system in this country.
Chapel of Our Lady of Hungary dedicated at National Shrine

Acknowledging Mary as the “mother of all nations, but especially of us,” Cardinal Péter Erdö of Esztergom-Budapest joined Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl in blessing and dedicating the new Chapel of Our Lady of Hungary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Aug. 29.
Iraqi archbishop urges solidarity with suffering Christians in his country

The ongoing slaughter and persecution of Christians in Iraq by Islamic State militants should be defined and recognized as genocide by the world community, an archbishop from Iraq said during a visit to Washington.
Craftsmen and artists lend their hands to building furniture for Papal Mass

It’s probably safe to say that the team of carpenters and woodworkers constructing the furniture for Pope Francis’s Sept. 23 Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception have more advanced tools than St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters, did.
Catholic University students witness the furniture they designed being built for Pope Francis’s Mass

This spring, students at the School of Architecture and Planning at The Catholic University of America undertook an assignment like no other. They were invited to participate in a competition to design the altar, ambo and chair that Pope Francis will use in his Sept. 23 outdoor Mass on the east portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, overlooking the Catholic University campus.
Local exhibits shine light on Blessed Junipero Serra’s impact on American culture

Though Franciscan missionary Blessed Junipero Serra may have died in 1784, his legacy has yet to fade in the state of California, or throughout the United States. Now in Washington on September 23, Pope Francis will canonize the native Spaniard, performing the first ever canonization on American soil.
Building second papal altar is work of faith for deacon

They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but at the St. Joseph Carpentry Shop along a country road in Poolesville, Deacon Dave Cahoon is having his second “once-in-a-lifetime” experience in the past seven years.
Cardinal Baum, longest serving U.S. cardinal, witnessed and made history

Cardinal William Wakefield Baum, the archbishop of Washington from 1973 to 1980 who served as a cardinal for 39 years – the longest such tenure in U.S. Church history – died July 23 after a long illness. He was 88 years old.
‘Walk with Francis’ service pledge drive launched in honor of papal visit

In anticipation of Pope Francis’s September visit to Washington, the Archdiocese of Washington and Catholic Charities have launched an effort that challenges members of the local community to reach out to those in need.

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