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Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to […]
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By Kasey Miller
Fifty middle-school students gathered at St. Bernadette School in Springfield March 2 for the National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon. Teams from St. Bernadette, St. John the Evangelist School in Clinton, Md., and St. Patrick School in Fredericksburg competed in the daylong event. The National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon is a nationwide competition for […]
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The Basilica School of St. Mary, in partnership with Special Olympics and Porto Charities, present the first annual Young Athletes Event March 23 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in the in the school gym at 400 N. Green Street in Alexandria. Athletes of all levels of ability aged 2-10 are invited to practice different athletic skills in […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.” The sin of pride “ruins human relationships” and is an evil that “poisons the feeling of fraternity that instead should unite humanity,” the pope wrote in the catechesis for his general audience in St. Peter’s Square March […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Spain’s top tourist attraction, the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, must give priority to ensuring it is a place where people are inspired to pray, Pope Francis said. The architectural and artistic masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí, which is still under construction, attracts close to 4 million visitors a year. “Like the spires […]
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Author: Kevin Sweeney of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, who previously authored “Back to School” and “Coaching Baseball.” Why did you write this book? In August 2020, when I was 46 years old, I suffered a stroke that left me struggling to speak and almost died. I wrote this book because God spared […]
Pope Francis
By Matthew Santucci
Pope Francis has issued a message to the world’s children in anticipation of the church’s first-ever World Children’s Day, which will take place in Rome May 25-26, reminding them that the key to happiness lies in cultivating a prayer life and personal relationship with Christ, which in turn forms the basis of broader social action. […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? St. Agnes began as a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington in 1919. Mass was first celebrated in a grocery store, then a movie theater and finally in a public school. Admiral A. W. Weaver offered land for $1,300 under the condition that the parish be named after […]
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By Jim Hale
In many ways Teddy Schwab is an ordinary 18-year-old. He’s in the homestretch of graduating from high school on time, already receiving college credits from coursework at the Catholic University of America in Washington, playing recreation league basketball, working out at the gym three days a week and playing video games. But when you talk […]
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By Jim Hale
Genevieve Brown laughs when asked why she decided to embark on a pilgrimage to visit all 70 churches in the diocese. “When I started, I didn’t have a profound reason for doing it,” she said. “But by the end, there was a profound reason. I realized that I wanted to embody the closing prayer of […]
