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Pope Leo XIV

Behind the numbers: Stories from Pope Leo XIV’s largest Mass

By Julieta Villar

An estimated 2.5 million people made Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9 the largest of his pontificate. Behind that figure were faces, stories and testimonies of faith that filled a historic day.

11/10/26

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV praises charity Argentine bishops say is imperiled by government funding shortfalls

By Francis X. Rocca

Pope Leo XIV praised the work of a care home for disabled people that Argentina’s Catholic bishops have said is imperiled by the austerity policies of President Javier Milei.

11/10/26

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Pope Leo XIV

In Argentina, Pope Leo highlights social problems

By Francis X. Rocca

Pope Leo XIV spoke about crime, economic inequality, and political polarization, among other topics, in a wide-ranging speech to President Javier Milei and other dignitaries Nov. 8, the pope’s first day in Argentina.

11/9/26

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to mothers: ‘Never tire of passing on the faith!’

By Francis X. Rocca

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Uruguay’s most prominent Marian shrine Nov. 8, where he paid tribute to women’s role in transmitting the Catholic faith and urged them to continue doing so despite secular trends.

11/9/26

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Art

Youth Apostles accepting entries in pro-life multimedia contest

Special to the Catholic Herald

Youth Apostles is holding its seventh annual pro-life multimedia contest for students to share their pro-life values through art and creativity.

11/8/26

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Local

Saints come alive at Sacred Heart of Jesus

Special to the Catholic Herald

Saints and spirits are still roaming the tombstones at Saints in the Cemetery at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Winchester.

11/4/26

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Bishop O’Connell recognized in statewide school rankings

Special to the Catholic Herald

Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington was recently recognized as one of the best private schools in Virginia by Niche, a national college and school search platform.

11/4/26

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Voters approve amendments on abortion, same-sex marriage, voting rights

Catholic Herald Staff Report

A majority of voters backed three proposed amendments to Virginia’s constitution Nov. 3, relating to abortion rights, same-sex marriage and voting rights for convicted felons who complete their prison sentences.

11/4/26

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Columns

Oil of faith

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA

Together again

By Lucia A. Silecchia

All Saints Day

By Fr. Richard Miserendino

My fiat to the rosary

By Elizabeth Foss

National

Abortion wins in 3 states amid major Democratic victories in US midterms

11/4/26

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Notre Dame bests Villanova in Eternal City Tip-Off basketball games

11/2/26

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Georgia Martyrs declared ‘blessed’

11/2/26

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Where the dead speak

10/29/26

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Survey: 39% of Catholics have faced racial discrimination, 10% within parish community

10/28/26

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Global

Behind the numbers: Stories from Pope Leo XIV’s largest Mass

By Julieta Villar

11/10/26

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Pope Leo XIV praises charity Argentine bishops say is imperiled by government funding shortfalls

By Francis X. Rocca

Pope Leo XIV praised the work of a care home for disabled people that Argentina’s Catholic bishops have said is imperiled by the austerity policies of President Javier Milei.

11/10/26

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Pope Leo XIV warns of the dangers an unjust economy poses to world peace

By Victoria Cardiel

During his general audience, the last before his trip to South America Nov. 6-17, Pope Leo XIV pointed to the “threat to world peace” posed by the imbalances of an unjust economic system.

11/4/26

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Pope Leo: Faith assures us that ‘our bond with the faithful departed has not been broken’

By Victoria Cardiel

Continuing a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in the late 1970s, Pope Leo XIV visited a cemetery outside the Vatican Nov. 2 — the day the Catholic Church commemorates All Souls’ Day — to celebrate Mass and pray for those who have died.

11/2/26

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Arts

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Bible museum exhibit highlights Blessed Stanley Rother

Special to the Catholic Herald

The Museum of the Bible in Washington recently opened a new exhibit on Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest who served as a missionary in Guatemala, helped translate the New Testament into Tz'utujil and was martyred for his faith.

11/2/26

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Arts

Sneak peek at high school plays this fall

Catholic Herald Staff Report

Fun, adventure and laughs are around the corner as high school students gear up for their fall productions.

11/2/26

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Art

The Kid’s Connection 10/29

The Kid’s Connection will capture the attention of your little ones. Click here to download the latest issue and please let us know on our social media if your kids succeed in solving it! We’d love to hear about it.

10/29/26

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