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Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The changing landscape of Christianity in Europe, with growth in some countries and continued decline in others, poses challenges that all churches should face together, Pope Leo XIV told Christian leaders.
Schools
More than 100 senior theology students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington visited the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna last month.
Schools
Adeline Jensen (’28), a student in the Paul VI Options program and first-time runner, is one of two alternate runners for the VISAA Cross Country Championship race at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va., Nov. 6.
Schools
The Fife & Drum Corps performed at St. John Neumann Church's Fall Festival in Reston Oct. 18 and then traveled to Yorktown to perform in an annual tribute celebrating America's 1781 Revolutionary War victory.
Local
Parishes across the Diocese are celebrating the season with Christmas bazaars and craft fairs featuring handmade gifts, holiday treats and family fun. Mark your calendar for one — or several — of these festive events.
Columns
By Sister Constance Veit
As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace?
Schools
St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly announced that its academic team — Finn Hargadon (’26), Indra Malli (’27), Gus Radkowski (’27) and Ethan Tran (’26) — earned a decisive victory on the popular quiz show “It’s Academic.”
Schools
The Bishop O’Connell boys cross country team took first place at the Oct. 21 Virginia Catholic Cross Country Championship in Newport News.
Schools
Bishop O’Connell High School’s longtime girls’ soccer coach, Alberto Starace, and alumna Gabriella “Kika” Toulouse (’07) were formally recognized at the 2025 Annual Induction Dinner, presented in partnership with the Better Sports Club of Arlington.
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
I just finished reading the excellent book “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life” by Arthur C Brooks.
