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Saints and spirits are still roaming the tombstones at Saints in the Cemetery at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Winchester.
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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.
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Voters in multiple states across the U.S. voted in favor of abortion Nov. 3 as Democrats retook the U.S. House and Senate in a stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump’s final term.
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Pope Leo XIV
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.
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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.
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Bishop Burbidge
As Christians, we are called by our baptism to participate in public life and to contribute to the health and happiness of our nation and our state, including at the ballot box and especially on issues of faith and morals.
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A new organization launched at Catholic University in Washington this fall to support Catholic women in academia.
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass in Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Fairfax Memorial Park in Fairfax Nov. 2.
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On Sept. 18, Pope Leo XIV shared on X, “It is therefore not enough to ask whether an activity is well organized, well attended, or has been running for many years. We must ask whether it truly leads people to Christ… ”
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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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Pope Leo XIV said that holiness is a calling for everyone, not an achievement reserved for a select group, as he reflected on the Solemnity of All Saints during his Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square Nov. 1.
11/2/26
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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in Catholic Church history to cast a ballot in a U.S. election, the Vatican confirmed Oct. 30.
10/30/26
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Continuing his catechetical series on the pastoral constitution “Gaudium et Spes,” Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful not to live their faith with a spirit of “opposition” or “hostility towards the world.”
10/28/26
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Art
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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
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Fun, adventure and laughs are around the corner as high school students gear up for their fall productions.
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