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Altar boy helps Front Royal little league All-Stars make historic run

By Jim Hale

When Max Elliott steps onto the field before a national television audience Thursday night, he will be a recognizable face to many Catholics in Front Royal. Elliott, who just turned 12, is an altar server at St. John the Baptist Church, and the starting shortstop for the Front Royal All-Stars who won the state 12U […]

7/30/25

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Kings Dominion Day draws more than 700

Special to the Catholic Herald

The annual diocesan Kings Dominion Day July 23 drew more than 700 youths and adult leaders for Mass followed by a day of thrilling rides.

7/25/25

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Dominican nuns celebrate groundbreaking of new chapel

By Jim Hale

Outside the walls, a crowd of 60 supporters gathered to celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking for a new chapel July 19. But high atop Blue Mountain in Linden, the 13 cloistered nuns of St. Dominic’s Monastery remained inside, peering out from the windows. “It’s not just about completing a monastic building,” said Sister Mary Magdalene, prioress. […]

7/25/25

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FIAT Days creates a haven of prayer and camaraderie for 80 girls

By Anna Donofrio

Sister Rosa, a Franciscan Sister of the Renewal, ripped two large papers from a whiteboard, revealing the words “Beloved” and “Daughter.” “Welcome to my Franciscan PowerPoint,” she joked, as the girls applauded. Sister Rosa, one of 16 religious sisters from eight different religious orders, delivered a talk Tuesday morning at FIAT Days, a girls vocations […]

7/24/25

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