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Gulf War vets react to a new memorial, reflect on their service

By Anna Donofrio

It’s been 35 years since U.S. troops fought Iraqi annexation of Kuwait in the Gulf War’s Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In honor of those veterans, a new memorial was dedicated in Washington Oct. 24. This Veterans Day, Catholic vets who served in the conflict reflect on the memorial and their experiences.

11/11/26

Reading Time 5 min

Columns

After the midterms

By Daniela Simmons

The results of the midterm elections Nov. 3 dealt a heavy blow to pro-life protections in Virginia and across the nation.

11/10/26

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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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Local

St. Paul VI Options students attend retreat

Special to the Catholic Herald

Students in the Options Program at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly attended a day retreat at the San Damiano Retreat Center in White Post Oct. 19, in what organizers believe to be the first retreat of its kind in the diocese.

11/5/26

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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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Columns

After the midterms

By Daniela Simmons

Oil of faith

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA

Together again

By Lucia A. Silecchia

All Saints Day

By Fr. Richard Miserendino

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

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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Pope Leo: ‘Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few’

By Marco Mancini

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 becomes first pope to vote in an American election

By Daniel Payne

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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Arts

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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Art

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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