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St. Matthew celebrates silver anniversary

By Jean Mondoro
Parishioners filled St. Matthew Church Nov. 24 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their parish’s founding, which coincided with the feast of Christ the King.
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Christ the King

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Jn 18:33b-37 In 1925, in the wake of the horror of the Great War, Pope Pius XI created the Solemnity of Christ the King, which we celebrate this weekend. In the opening paragraph of the encyclical “Quas Primas,” by which he announced that decision, commenting on the awful experience of the war, he wrote: “These […]
Local

Diocese wins capital improvement award

The newly renovated Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington won the award for Best Capital Improvement of Private Space from the NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association headquartered in Herndon, Nov. 21.
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Order of Malta raises $10,000 for free medical care

By Catholic Herald Staff Report
A cycling fundraiser sponsored by the Northern Virginia Region of the Order of Malta recently raised $10,000 in support of diocesan Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinics. Knight of Malta Paul Nasto presented the contribution to Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Stephen J. Carattini, president and CEO of diocesan Catholic Charities, at the […]
Bishop Burbidge

Vatican’s announcement of upcoming canonization of two young saints

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
We received with great joy the news that in the upcoming Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will canonize two young people, Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, as saints of the Catholic Church. It is fitting that Blessed Carlo — who died of leukemia at only 15 — will be canonized during the […]
Global

Pope appoints U.S. cardinal to manage Vatican’s troubled pension fund

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as the sole administrator for the Vatican's pension fund, which is currently unable to guarantee future obligations in the medium term.

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