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By Jeff Caruso
The 46-day 2025 Virginia General Assembly session begins Jan. 8. In a sense, it has already begun. Proposed constitutional amendments On Nov. 13, a House committee voted to fast-track an extreme “right to abortion” amendment to Virginia’s constitution. The move clears the way for a House floor vote as early as the first day of […]
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Throughout the now-concluded Diocesan Golden Jubilee year, Catholics across the diocese found a plethora of reasons to rejoice. The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist celebrated their order’s 50th anniversary, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained 12 men to the transitional diaconate, and more than 250 adults received the sacrament of confirmation. Thousands gathered in Front Royal […]
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Brothers and sisters in Christ, On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will inaugurate the opening of the Holy Year 2025, a jubilee year for the universal church with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” The Holy Year is an invitation to us to grow spiritually, becoming pilgrims of hope for others. Remembering the encouragement of St. Paul […]
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By Zoey Maraist
After readers submitted their nominations for this year’s “Herald Angel,” staffers at the Catholic Herald chose to honor three jointly nominated St. William of York Outreach volunteers. Take a turn off Route 1 and drive past the brick church. Keep going around the blacktop full of school children at play. When you feel gravel beneath […]
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
So, I heard a weird rumor at Mass last weekend. The deacon said that it was the third Sunday of Advent. Of course, we all know that couldn’t be true. Advent just started a few days ago, right? And in the meantime life has been crazy. My 200-plus Christmas cards just went out yesterday, after […]
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What’s distinctive about your parish? Bishop Michael F. Burbidge formally decreed the establishment of St. Gabriel the Archangel Mission Sept. 3, 2017, to serve the growing Catholic population of Manassas Park. The mission exists within the parish boundaries of All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas. The first Mass at the community center was celebrated Dec. […]
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A combined choir of 60, including representatives from the children’s choir, presented the annual Lessons and Carols program at St. Mark Church in Vienna Dec. 13. The choir was directed by Laura Cooman, director of liturgy and music, and accompanied by Mark Brown and Nancy Novelly, former director. Lessons and Carols date to the late […]
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By Kate Quiñones
When a seminarian was injured while playing basketball in 2017, he had no idea it would one day contribute to the cause for canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Father Juan Gutierrez, 38, then a seminarian at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, Calif., got an MRI and soon learned he had torn his Achilles tendon. […]
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has appointed three new members of the diocesan Catholic Charities board of directors. The new members are: Andy Colón, a parishioner of Holy Family Church in Woodbridge and an attorney with experience in strategic planning, risk management and governance related issues; Patricia “Trish” McQuillen, a parishioner of St. James Church in […]
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