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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis’ reflection on the family and family life. The document, subtitled “On Love in the Family,” will be released at a Vatican news conference with Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, […]
Schools
By Laura Mclellan
Packed with flappers, jazz and speakeasies, the 1920s era was a nonstop party, and nowhere was it louder or more exciting than in New York City. This “modern” age, which ushered in materialism and excess just for the fun of it, is captured in “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the spring musical at Bishop O’Connell High School […]
Columns
By Katie Scott
Susan Pawlukiewicz traveled to Poland three years ago bearing immense grief over the recent loss of her mother. About seven weeks later, she returned to the United States with a sense of peace and gratitude – and a duffle bag filled with 35 rolled-up prints. She wasn’t sure what to do with the large pieces […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Writers Dave Borowski and Zoey Di Mauro
Longtime diocesan Deacon Thomas M. Bello died March 29 at his home in McLean following a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Judy, three adult children and several grandchildren. A funeral Mass was offered April 2 at St. James Church in Falls Church with Father Patrick L. Posey, pastor, as the main […]
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By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
We Little Sisters spend our lives caring for the elderly, but I try to keep up with young people as much as I can. Last week I read a blog for young women about the impact of our throw-away culture on the quality of personal relationships. The more we move around, according to a recent […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Katherine Duncan Andres, who was known for her volunteer and philanthropic work with Arlington Catholic Charities and other groups, died March 21 at her home in Warrenton. She was 79. A funeral Mass was offered March 29 at St. Mary Church in Old Town Alexandria. Father James R. Gould was the celebrant. Interment followed immediately […]
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By Rachel Beatrice
RICHMOND – Gov. Terry McAuliffe March 29 vetoed pro-life legislation that would have cut off state funding to Planned Parenthood’s six Virginia health centers, which provide care to more than 22,000 men and women each year. McAuliffe rejected House Bill 1090, a measure supported by Republicans to prohibit the Virginia Department of Health from funding […]
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Walter Whitt, a senior at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, testified during a panel discussion convened by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington March 23. The panel, “Conversation on Child Cures,” included patients and advocates in support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. The legislation proposes an overhaul in the […]
Schools
Kathleen Hunter (right), fifth-grade teacher at St. Timothy School in Chantilly, helps her students plant tomato seeds. Once the plants produce, the tomatoes will be donated to the parish St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.
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