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By Anna Harvey
A former parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria, Father Brendan Augustine Baran, was ordained to the priesthood in the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans, last month. Born June 14, 1980, he grew up in Alexandria, and his family often traveled to visit his grandmother in Washington. As a child, he admired […]
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Porto Charities, a nonprofit that supports persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, honored advocacy award winners at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and a reception June 24. Beth Cucinotta, Jack Masri, Holy Spirit School in Annandale and Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Vienna were recognized. “Porto Charities has chosen a […]
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Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the embattled Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tenn. Stika, 65, was investigated by the Vatican for mismanagement of his diocese. He is also named in a 2022 lawsuit (refiled in 2023) accusing him of protecting a seminarian accused of multiple counts of rape. The lawsuit also claims […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Dorothea Campbell, the oldest parishioner of St. Joseph Church in Alexandria, turns 100.
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By Anna Harvey
“Let yourself be loved,” Elizabeth Leon urged a room of women at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn. More than 20 women attended Leon’s “Made for More” workshop, which she began to help women heal from trauma and grow in their relationship with Christ. Since the birth and death of her newborn son John Paul Rafael […]
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Father Philip S. Majka, longtime pastor, chaplain and community leader, died June 24 aged 85. He was born April 22, 1938, in New Britain, Conn., to Stanley and Helen Majka. After high school, he attended Saint Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Conn.; Queen of Apostles Seminary in Madison, Wis.; and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Warrenton churches host a celebration on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Jesus says to have no fear of ridicule, persecution or criticism for being faithful to the Gospel, but to be afraid of wasting one’s life chasing after trivial things, Pope Francis said. “There is a cost to remaining faithful to what counts. The cost is going against the tide, the cost is freeing oneself from being […]
Parishes
By Kimberley Heatherington
As a large white dove appeared to hover high above the intricate mosaics of the new baptismal font in the equally new narthex entry of Annandale’s Holy Spirit Church, Massgoers craning their necks to see upward into its airy cupola could be forgiven for doing a double-take. The artistry of Italian woodcarvers sustains a rather […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Under Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis told more than 200 musicians, writers, poets and other artists to be like prophets, pursuing true beauty and using their art to shake up the societies where they live. Artists and prophets “can see things both in depth and from afar” […]
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