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Proposed Virginia constitutional amendments threaten life, marriage

By Bernadette Pate

Early voting is already underway in Virginia, where voters will decide two proposed state constitutional amendments Nov. 3.

10/2/26

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Proposed Virginia constitutional amendments threaten life, marriage

By Bernadette Pate

Early voting is already underway in Virginia, where voters will decide two proposed state constitutional amendments Nov. 3.

10/2/26

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for October

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for October is for mental health ministry. “Melancholy, bad character, confusion of senses — today, we understand that behind these old labels lies a deep, silent suffering not only of those affected by mental disorders but also of their loved ones and their communities,” Pope Leo said in a video released Oct. 1 on X.

10/2/26

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Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for October

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

10/2/26

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Columnists

One more page

By Christina Capecchi

It’s a blustery Monday morning in September, and the wind is whipping the first patches of red in the maple outside Mary’s window.

10/2/26

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One more page

By Christina Capecchi

It’s a blustery Monday morning in September, and the wind is whipping the first patches of red in the maple outside Mary’s window.

10/2/26

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Columnists

Not a project

By Elizabeth Foss

I’ve promised myself that I’m going to go out into the garden with my camera and record everything — all the bare spots, the overgrown spots, the weeds gone absolutely wild — everything.

10/2/26

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Not a project

By Elizabeth Foss

I’ve promised myself that I’m going to go out into the garden with my camera and record everything — all the bare spots, the overgrown spots, the weeds gone absolutely wild — everything.

10/2/26

Reading Time 4 min

Columns

Loveliness on the subway

By Lucia A. Silecchia

As summertime flows into fall, and pumpkin spice everything fills the senses — whether we wish it or not — there can be wistful nostalgia for summer.

10/2/26

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Loveliness on the subway

By Lucia A. Silecchia

As summertime flows into fall, and pumpkin spice everything fills the senses — whether we wish it or not — there can be wistful nostalgia for summer.

10/2/26

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Columns

Arlington parishioner goes behind the scenes of Sheen beatification

By MARGARET YOUNGBLOOD

Behind an event that hosts 50,000 people there is inevitably a throng of unsung heroes who make it happen. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification Sept. 24 was no exception and it was my great privilege to participate as a volunteer.

10/2/26

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Arlington parishioner goes behind the scenes of Sheen beatification

By MARGARET YOUNGBLOOD

10/2/26

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Local

Diocesan parishioners attend the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

By Anna Donofrio

More than 40,000 Catholics from across the United States gathered in St. Louis, for the Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

10/1/26

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Catholic professionals hear Archbishop Sheen’s call

By Mary M. Shaffrey

Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America in Washington, spoke to the Assembly of Catholic Professionals Sept. 29, reflecting on his recent visit to St. Louis for the beatification of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen.

9/30/26

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Bishop Burbidge urges prayer and fasting during October

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has asked all Virginia Catholics to join him in prayer and fasting throughout the month of October as voters consider two proposed amendments to the commonwealth’s Constitution on abortion and marriage.

9/30/26

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Columns

Proposed Virginia constitutional amendments threaten life, marriage

By Bernadette Pate

One more page

By Christina Capecchi

Not a project

By Elizabeth Foss

Loveliness on the subway

By Lucia A. Silecchia

National

Archbishop Fulton Sheen declared ‘blessed’

9/24/26

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US bishops launch task force amid rise of artificial intelligence

9/17/26

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Catholics process in Washington in solidarity with migrants

9/17/26

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Battle for life at Virginia’s border

9/17/26

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Catholic conversions surge on college campuses, Hallow data shows

9/17/26

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Global

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for October

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

10/2/26

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Vatican secretary of state says fragmentation starts with forgetting human identity

By Amira Abuzeid

The root of today’s fragmented world is not technology, excess freedom, or diversity but the loss of a common understanding of who the human person is, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said at a New York dinner that took place during the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Week.

9/30/26

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Pope Leo says ‘rebirth’ is key to understanding France trip

By Victoria Cardiel

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV reflected on his recent four-day pastoral visit to France, calling it a “great gift” and saying the trip could be understood through one central image: the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

9/30/26

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Pope Leo says he is not ‘in panic mode’ over AI dangers

By Hannah Brockhaus

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT — Pope Leo XIV said he takes seriously the warnings raised by tech experts about the dangers of AI, including risks to humanity, but he is not panicking over dire predictions.

9/28/26

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Arts

Art

St. Francis at the Walters

By Nora Hamerman

In honor of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 4, 1226, The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is again exhibiting the most precious relic of the saint in America: the Saint Francis Missal.

9/30/26

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Arts

JPII Shrine hosts Mother Teresa relics

Special to the Catholic Herald

The Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington is hosting an exhibit celebrating the life and mission of Mother Teresa, titled “Works of Love are Works of Peace.”

9/30/26

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Arts

‘Come From Away’ comes to Ford’s Theatre

By Christopher Gunty

As the nation marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon, people recalled the events and emotions that accompanied the tumultuous time.

9/25/26

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