Shortly after Pope Benedict XVI was elected by the College of Cardinals, the Archbishop of Washington, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, sent his letter of retirement to the Vatican. This is something that bishops are required to do when they turn 75, and the Pope accepted the resignation and soon nominated a successor. The Bishop of Pittsburgh, Donald W. Wuerl, was appointed to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Washington last month. Yesterday,…

This weekend’s weather hinted at what is yet to come in the Washington region in the months ahead — heat and humidity. And given that this Wednesday marks the official start of summer, the change in weather has come right on time. Look for high temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms through Sunday. Laptop with District Employee Info Stolen: Note to self — don’t take laptop from work home, especially if it has sensitive information about city…

Well, being that it’s Friday, make that three happy thoughts. But given that today marks the start of the World Cup and the last day that we’ll hopefully ever have Tom DeLay in Washington, it’s looking to be a great day. Host country Germany kicks off the tournament against Costa Rica — this DCist’s favored team — today at noon, at which time DeLay will be packing boxes in his Capitol Hill office and trying…

Good morning D.C. Today looks to be the second in a series of cool May days, partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 60s. At least it isn’t as cool as parts of the midwest, where freeze advisories were in effect last night. It Might be Renamed the Verizon Center: Verizon Communications Inc. finally won its pursuit of buying out Ashburn-based MCI. According to the Post, this merger could result in significant job losses for…

Washington Archbishop Theodore Cardinal McCarrick has cancelled his upcoming trip to Rome. The trip was unrelated to the Pope’s health. Instead, the Post reports that Cardinal McCarrick will officiate a special noon mass today for the ailing Pontiff at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the District. In the event of the Pope’s death, all Cardinals under the age of 80 will gather in Rome for a Conclave, a closely guarded gathering in…