Making a pilgrimage at home
Between the coronavirus and the economy, big trips are out of the question for many of us this summer.
Between the coronavirus and the economy, big trips are out of the question for many of us this summer.
For more than two years, St. Pius X Parish has been raising money to build Mercy House, a $1.2 million outreach center envisioned on the parish campus to serve those in need in south Snohomish County.
Then COVID-19 happened.
“The Eucharist is an inexhaustible source of grace." - Archbishop Paul D. Etienne
Transitional deacon Thomas Viet Tran will become the Archdiocese of Seattle’s newest priest when he is ordained by Archbishop Paul D. Etienne on June 6 during a 10 a.m. Mass at St. James Cathedral.
On March 11, Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne became the first bishop in the United States to suspend the public celebration of the Mass in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — an example that would eventually be followed by the rest of the country’s dioceses.
A new system for reporting allegations of sexual misconduct by U.S. bishops is a step toward rebuilding trust in the church, said the laywoman charged with providing oversight of the system in Washington state.