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Bishop Burbidge

Air collision over the Potomac River

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
I join the faithful of the Diocese of Arlington and all our neighbors in the Washington metropolitan area to express my profound sorrow at the terrible air collision that occurred Jan. 29 between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet just moments before the passenger plane was set to land.
Local

Pro-lifers lobby against abortion legislation in Richmond

By Anna Donofrio
Nearly 400 pro-lifers united in Richmond to advocate for life at Virginia Pro-Life Day Jan. 29. Before meeting with state legislators, the pro-life advocates were briefed on recent and upcoming pro-abortion legislation and the ramifications upon Virginia’s pro-life status. Amy McInerny, diocesan Respect Life director, updated advocates that a pro-abortion amendment to the Virginia constitution […]
Pope Francis

Editor of Pope Francis’ autobiography: ‘He gave absolute freedom, without red lines’

By Victoria Cardiel
“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life and is the thread that holds together this long narrative, even in the pages in which he recounts true horrors,” commented Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical work “Hope,” getting right to the point regarding the theological virtue so fundamental to the life of the pontiff.
Columnists

A future and a hope

By Elizabeth Foss
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jer 29:11
National

National Marriage Week Feb. 7-14

National Marriage Week is Feb. 7-14. It is an opportunity to focus on the beauty of building a strong and dedicated life together through the sacrament of matrimony.
Local

Religious leaders gather for ecumenical prayer service

By Claire Chapman
Area religious leaders gathered Jan. 22 for an ecumenical prayer service at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a global ecumenical observance traditionally celebrated between Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 in the northern hemisphere, the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Columns

Seeing snow differently

By Lucia A. Silecchia
In these past few weeks, I — like so many others — saw the winter’s first snowfalls. Since weather is a perennially popular topic for small talk, it did not take long to see that snowfall receives very different receptions from all those on whom it falls.

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