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Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to …

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3/6/24
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Catholic Herald Staff Report
What’s distinctive about your parish? St. Agnes began as a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington in 1919. Mass was first celebrated in a grocery store, then a movie theater and finally in a public school. Admiral A. W. Weaver offered land for $1,300 under the condition that the parish be named after …

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3/6/24
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Renovations on the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington reached new heights with the installation of a cross on top of the cathedral. “Today, friends, we literally lift high the cross,” Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said, referencing the hymn of the same name. He encouraged all to “ pray for the grace that this …

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2/22/24
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Most know the saying, “the eyes are windows to the soul,” but for the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, its new stained-glass windows are channels to heavenly beauty. Some 30 clerestory stained-glass windows bearing 60 different icons now adorn the cathedral that is under renovation. Clerestory windows are windows placed high on the …

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2/22/24
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