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Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington beat Paul VI Catholic High School from Fairfax 30-0 in a Nov. 4 game in Arlington.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said.
Local
By Fr. José E. Hoyos
More than 3,500 people sang and prayed with great faith and devotion when the monstrance containing the Eucharist entered the main auditorium of Potomac High School in Dumfries Nov. 4. The Eucharistic Congress, which has been organized by the Spanish Apostolate for several years to promote devotion to Eucharistic adoration among the Hispanic faithful, […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Deacon Lawrence B. (Jake) Henry Jr. died Oct. 31 in Gainesville after a long struggle with dementia. He was 76. He was born March 24, 1941, in Altoona, Pa., to Lawrence and Frances Henry. He graduated from Altoona Catholic High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. He married Marilyn Montgomery Oct. 22, 1960. […]
Schools
By Rosie Lenz
Students, faculty and staff celebrated their namesake’s feast day at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries Oct. 20. Students gathered in the gym where singer-songwriter Marie Miller kicked off the retreat with a performance. Following Miller’s performance, the school celebrated Mass together before they were dismissed to attend two 30-minute […]
National
By Russell Shaw
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops arose out of a national crisis a century ago, when the U.S. entered the First World War.
Local
By Ann M. Augherton
SAINT-OMER, France — True to the motto of France — liberty, equality and fraternity — events of 275 years ago were celebrated in a gesture of fraternity between France and the United States, specifically Maryland and Washington, D.C., last month. A reopening of a 17th-century chapel as an art and performing center, a symposium on […]
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The annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) will be held in the Diocese of Arlington the weekend of Nov. 18-19, on the celebration of the first World Day of the Poor instituted by Pope Francis. In his statement establishing the World Day of the Poor on the 33rd Sunday in […]
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At the recent 21st biennial convention, delegates of the Virginia Ancient Order of Hibernians unanimously elected a new state board for the 2017-19 term. The new board members are: President Bill Halpin from St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg; Vice President Jay McCarthy from St. Theresa Church in Ashburn; Secretary Brian Kiernan from St. Mary […]
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By Ann M. Augherton
Catholic Distance University, an online Catholic catechetical university, presented its Founders Award to Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, president of the Magis Center for Science, Reason and Faith, at its annual gala at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel Nov. 4. Father Spitzer, who served as Gonzaga University president from 1998 to 2009, is president of […]
