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Catholics for Housing 5K honors the late Fr. Gerry Creedon

More than 100 walkers and runners crossed the finish line at the inaugural Catholics for Housing 5K for Affordable Housing at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville June 16.

6/18/18

Catholic Herald Staff Report

Catholic Herald wins 31 awards in national competition

The Catholic Herald had another great year in the Catholic Press Association’s Catholic Media Awards competition, this year June 15 in Green Bay, Wis.

6/19/18

Ann M. Augherton | Catholic Herald Managing Editor

Catholic Charities brings together parish liaisons to tackle the opioid crisis

Diocesan Catholic Charities hosted its quarterly Parish Liaison Network meeting at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax June 14.

6/19/18

Elizabeth A. Elliott | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
National & International

Pope: Aborting children with birth defects is like Nazi eugenics program

Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating.

6/18/18

Catholic News Service

New auxiliary bishops appointed for Washington, Rockville Centre

Pope Francis has appointed an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington and an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York.

6/15/18

Catholic News Service

Carmelite brother embraces homelessness

Looking at Brother Michael Ignatius, one wouldn't suspect it, but the 61-year-old Carmelite is homeless.

6/15/18

Denis Grasska | Catholic News Service
Catholic Living

The permanent diaconate at 50

The Catholic Herald is running a series of articles throughout the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reinstitution of the permanent diaconate in the United States. More

6/15/18

Local pastor pedals prayer intentions to Texas shrine

A sleeping bag, toothbrush, protein powder, water and vitamins, are just some of the essential supplies Father Terrence R. Staples, pastor of St. Isidore the Farmer Church in Orange, will bring with him on his 1,400-mile bike ride from Florida to Texas this July. More

6/12/18

Ashleigh Kassock | Catholic Herald
Arts

Pope Francis gifted with Romero artwork

Gerardo José Granados, 34, a Salvadoran who attended Nativity Church in Burke and currently teaches illustration in Barcelona, Spain, received exciting news via a late night text message from his mother back in Arlington.More

4/30/18

Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Queen of Apostles School student artist honored by CCHD

Alexia De Costa, a seventh-grader at Queen of Apostles School in Alexandria and an avid artist, won first place at the diocesan level for Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s Creating on the Margins art contest this year.More

5/15/18

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