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The Institute of Catholic Culture will host a lecture entitled “Divine Mercy: Understanding the Sacrifice of Christ” April 27 at St. Leo the Great Church, 3700 Old Lee Hwy., Fairfax, at 7:30 p.m. Father Benedict Groeschel, a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and an internationally known specialist in spirituality, will be the […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Michael Santiago, a senior at Paul VI Catholic High School and a parishioner of St. Leo the Great Parish, both in Fairfax, died Thursday morning at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg after collapsing during a rugby game Sunday. According to Father J.D. Jaffe, Paul VI chaplain and assistant principal, Santiago’s collapse was due to an […]
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By Katie Collins
St. Veronica Parish in Chantilly may be a “young kid on the block” in the Arlington Diocese, as Father Edward C. Hathaway, pastor, called it, but the parish has grown into a mature faith community. Father Hathaway is clear on what’s important at St. Veronica – worship, education, outreach and fellowship, in that order – […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Father Joseph J. Loftus, a retired diocesan priest who had been in residence at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington for more than a dozen years, died April 2 in Scranton, Pa. He was 82. Father Loftus would have celebrated the 55th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood May 5. Arlington Bishop Paul […]
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By Dave Borowski
Franciscan Father Charles J. Miller, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Triangle, and more than 500 parishioners threw a party recently for Franciscan Father Robert J. “Bob” Menard, parochial vicar, celebrating his years of service to the parish. Father Menard will be leaving St. Francis in April for on an eight-month sabbatical through […]
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By Katie Bahr
Located in Middleburg, a small town in Loudoun County with a population of less than 1,000, St. Stephen the Martyr Parish started as a mission church in 1957, when Father Albert Pereira, then pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Leesburg, would travel to Middleburg to celebrate Sunday Mass. About 107 local Catholics attended […]
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By Catholic News Service
BOSTON – Geraldine Ferraro, a lawyer and former congresswoman who in 1984 became the first woman to seek the vice presidency on a major political party ticket, died March 26 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Ferraro was not only the first woman on a major party’s presidential ticket, she was the first Catholic Democrat […]
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By Erica Terrini
RICHMOND – Onward to the Final Four: Gov. Bob McDonnell showed his support after Virginia Commonwealth University’s men’s basketball team defeated Kansas, 71-61, in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight matchup Sunday. The governor issued a statement commending the Rams as thousands of fans celebrated on and around the VCU campus. This is the first time […]
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By Katie Bahr
Sometimes faith is easy. When things are going well, it is easy to believe that God is close by, answering prayers and holding us near. But what about times of trouble – when the doctor gives bad news or, as in recent events, a natural disaster sweeps us off our feet? According to John Janaro, […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Even though it was just practice, Chery Sequel shot the ball, got down on his knee, pointed a finger and shouted “Scooooooooore!” His excitement was contagious. Later, he led a chest bump with teammates who combined for another goal. Sequel had another reason to be happy as well. He was on a […]
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