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First responders gathered at Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling Feb. 18 to mourn the death of Sterling Volunteer Firefighter Trevor Brown, 45, who died from injuries caused by a propane gas explosion at a home in Sterling Feb. 16. Members of fire and rescue departments throughout the diocese attended the Mass, offered by Bishop […]
Local
By Jim Hale
Joshua Quintanilla has the look of a man at peace as he stands by himself in the vestibule at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly. He is waiting to meet his sponsor before the Rite of Election ceremony Feb. 18, and he smiles graciously before speaking about what he is about to do. “A year ago […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — War will never solve problems, Pope Francis said, appealing for prayers that God inspire people to concretely work for peace. “Ten months have passed now since the outbreak of the armed conflict in Sudan, which has caused a very grave humanitarian situation,” the pope said after praying the Angelus with visitors in […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Vices, such as vanity and greed, are like “wild beasts” of the soul that risk tearing people apart, Pope Francis said. Vices “must be tamed and fought, otherwise they will devour our freedom,” he said Feb. 18 before reciting the Angelus prayer with about 15,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square. The period […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
In an incident that police are treating as a possible hate crime, a statue of the Blessed Mother in a prayer garden near a prominent Washington basilica was damaged by an as-yet-unidentified assailant Feb. 15. The statue, located on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, appeared to have […]
Local
By Jeff Caruso
The 2024 Virginia General Assembly session began Jan. 10 and is scheduled to end March 9. Feb. 13 was “crossover”, the date after which — with the exception of the budget — the House can only consider bills that have passed the Senate and the Senate can only consider bills that have passed the House. […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
BOLOGNA, Italy — Incense slowly drifted upward, not below the vaulted ceiling of Bologna’s Basilica of San Petronio, but toward the fluorescent lighting and steel beams in the city’s convention center, which for three days bore the trappings of a temple rather than those of a corporate meeting place. From Feb. 11-13, the Italian city […]
Global
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen a line from Psalm 71 — “Do not cast me off in my old age” — as the theme for the 2024 celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. In a note announcing the theme for the day, which will be celebrated July 28, the […]
National
The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities presented the 2024 President’s Distinguished Service Award to Mark Gunty of the University of Notre Dame at a Feb. 3 awards dinner in Washington. Gunty is the undergraduate analytics program director and an assistant teaching professor of sociology at Notre Dame. He also serves on the advisory board […]
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