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Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
President Biden has made abortion the centerpiece of his campaign. At a rally in Manassas, VA, he advocated for codifying Roe v. Wade into law. It is incredibly devastating to know President Biden would place “choice” over his sacred duty to protect life. President Biden’s rally took place just four miles from the Manassas Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic, where […]
Local
By Jim Hale
While many Northern Virginia residents were still digging out from the recent snow, the scene inside the Dulles Expo Center was a celebration of bright colors, dragon dancing, joyful singing and a variety of Vietnamese cuisine. The celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year was held Jan. 20-21 attracting approximately 12,000 attendees. Also known as […]
National
By Matthew Santucci
Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in southeastern Louisiana, whose ecclesial career spanned nearly four decades, died unexpectedly Jan. 19 after serving as bishop of the diocese for less than a year. He was 63. In a statement on Facebook, the vicar general of the diocese, Father Simon Peter Engurait, wrote that the […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The Virginia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm for the dioceses of Richmond and Arlington, issued an alert Jan. 22 that bills legalizing assisted suicide will enter the legislative hearing process. “Assisted suicide is a deadly, discriminatory and exploitive practice,” the VCC said. “No patient — whether disabled, mentally ill, elderly, or otherwise — should […]
Local
National
By Anna Harvey
A blanket of snow couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the thousands of pro-lifers at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 19. Families, students, teachers and clergy from the Arlington diocese joined fellow pro-lifers in advocating for the unborn. This year was the 51st March for Life, coming nearly two years after the Supreme […]
Local
By Jim Hale
After a three-year absence, Life is VERY Good made an enthusiastic return to EagleBank Arena at George Mason University Jan. 18-19 in preparation for the March for Life. More than 1,800 tickets were sold in advance for the Evening of Prayer and 2,500 tickets for the Morning Mass and Rally, indicating no loss of passion […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
At this year’s March for Life vigil Mass in Washington Jan. 18, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge called on those gathered in the packed Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to “bring light to the darkest corners.” The evening vigil and Mass took place almost two years after the fall of Roe v. […]
TV
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Not many children build a giant cross in their backyard and pretend to be Jesus Christ crucified. But this is just one of several interesting facts we learn about Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie in his recently released docuseries “Jonathan and Jesus.” The new show, released Jan. 4 and streaming on Amazon Prime, follows Roumie as […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pornography and lust undermine and rob people from experiencing God’s gift of love, Pope Francis said. “Sexual pleasure, which is a gift from God, is undermined by pornography: satisfaction without relationship that can generate forms of addiction,” the pope said Jan. 17 at his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience […]
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