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Local

Flag football fosters Catholic connection

By Jonathan Rosato

What looks like a simple game of flag football is about much more. Our team includes two brothers, three single men, two married guys with kids and a priest. This is young adult ministry at its finest.

7/17/26

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Flag football fosters Catholic connection

By Jonathan Rosato

7/17/26

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National

Cardinal O’Malley at Catholic-Orthodox conference: ‘Come together and pray for unity’

By Tyler Arnold

Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, retired Archbishop of Boston, encouraged Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to pray together for reunification at a joint conference focused on healing the nearly 1,000-year schism between the churches.

7/16/26

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Cardinal O’Malley at Catholic-Orthodox conference: ‘Come together and pray for unity’

By Tyler Arnold

7/16/26

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Art

Pope Leo XIV to launch exhibit on water at the Vatican Library

By Ishmael Adibuah

The exhibit “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” will include artwork highlighting a “reflection on water as both a threat and a resource,” according to a July 12 press release from the library.

7/16/26

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Pope Leo XIV to launch exhibit on water at the Vatican Library

By Ishmael Adibuah

The exhibit “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” will include artwork highlighting a “reflection on water as both a threat and a resource,” according to a July 12 press release from the library.

7/16/26

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Global

Venezuela earthquakes damaged 25 churches, archdiocese reports

By Andrés Henríquez

Of the more than 100 churches in the Archdiocese of Caracas, at least 25 sustained damage of varying types and severity following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24.

7/16/26

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Venezuela earthquakes damaged 25 churches, archdiocese reports

By Andrés Henríquez

Of the more than 100 churches in the Archdiocese of Caracas, at least 25 sustained damage of varying types and severity following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24.

7/16/26

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Local

More than 100 teen boys share faith and fraternity at Quo Vadis

By Anna Donofrio

As temperatures soared toward 100 degrees July 15, not even the stifling heat and humidity could dull the enthusiasm of 103 teen boys as they prayed, meditated, then took to the sports field with energy fit for a World Cup match.

7/16/26

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More than 100 teen boys share faith and fraternity at Quo Vadis

By Anna Donofrio

7/16/26

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Local

Flag football fosters Catholic connection

By Jonathan Rosato

7/17/26

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St. John the Apostle Church celebrates 100 years in Leesburg

By Brian Tumulty

St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg commemorates its 100th anniversary this month as the mother parish of many diocesan churches in Loudoun County and beyond.

7/15/26

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Alum upgrades Cathedral school’s Marian garden

By Natalie Drey

Brian Fletcher was determined to use his Eagle Scout project to do good for his community. To attain the highest level of Boy Scouts, the project is required with the goal of giving back to the community.

7/14/26

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Columns

Why Jesus uses parables

By Fr. Richard Miserendino

The quiet potential of the daily ‘examen’

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

Unfurling in the summer sun

By Elizabeth Foss

Pope Leo’s advice to priests on holiness

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan

National

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage inspires priestly and religious vocations

7/13/26

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New bishops installed in Washington, West Virginia

7/8/26

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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes in Philadelphia

7/6/26

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ICE arrests nun walking to Sunday Mass in Texas

7/1/26

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Atlanta Catholics turn World Cup into mission field

6/30/26

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Global

Pope Leo XIV: Make time for prayer and silence in the summer

By Victoria Cardiel

From the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, where he moved July 5 to enjoy a period of rest, Pope Leo XIV has invited the faithful to make time for “meaningful moments of silence and prayer” during the summer.

7/13/26

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British Catholic politician’s death investigated as murder, police say

By Daniel Payne

Police are conducting a murder investigation into the death of long-serving British Catholic politician Ann Widdecombe, authorities said July 10, one day after her death at 78.

7/10/26

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Pope Leo XIV says Christ is hope amid the scourge of war

By Antonio Tarallo

Pope Leo XIV said Christ remains the Church’s hope amid war, slavery, sin, and the wounds of history, urging Christians to learn from Jesus a “school of freedom” rooted in the cross.

7/6/26

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Pope Leo XIV accepts Constitution Center honors

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Leo XIV said he was “honored” to accept the 2026 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in livestreamed remarks delivered for the ceremony in Philadelphia July 3.

7/4/26

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Arts

Vatican releases biopic on Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome

By Ishmael Adibuah

The Vatican has released a new documentary, “Leone a Roma,” about Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome before his election to the papacy.

7/2/26

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Art

The Kid’s Connection 06/25

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.

6/25/26

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Books

Catholic Daughters of the Americas celebrate anniversary with cookbook

Special to the Catholic Herald

While many cookbooks focus on specific cuisines or meal types, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Kavanaugh No. 54, published “Table of Grace,” a curated collection of sacred traditions and recipes organized around the liturgical year.

6/24/26

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