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By Jim Hale
Many families made the short walk to Mass from the nearby campground including Marcus Lane, who camped out for the weekend with his wife and four children. “We absolutely love it,” said Lane. “The kids love coming here and seeing all their friends. We feel comfortable enough to let them go and explore. The entire family atmosphere here is wonderful.”
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, praying publicly for the victims of the school shooting in Minneapolis, also prayed for an end to the "pandemic" of gun violence.
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Woodbridge-based A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound and Pregnancy Resource Center recently received a state-of-the-art mobile ultrasound machine from the Knights of Columbus — the 2,000th ultrasound gifted by the Knights as part of their pro-life ultrasound initiative.
Columns
By Fr. Joseph Rampino
Aug. 31 — Lk 14:1, 7-14
Christ in today’s Gospel commands that Christians “invite the poor, the crippled, the lame" to their feasts "because of their inability to pay," and in doing so, gives us a teaching that is both immediately beautiful and deeply challenging.
Pope Leo XIV
By Diego López Marina
Pope Leo XIV expressed his gratitude to receive the Medal of St. Augustine, awarded by the U.S. Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, and affirmed that the spirituality of the doctor of the church has marked his life and ministry.
National
By Tessa Gervasini
The 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference has drawn hundreds of attendees to Washington this week to discuss and learn more about Catholic radio as an evangelization tool.
Local
By Jim Hale
St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly has its own cyber educator heading up one of the most innovative approaches to integrating AI technology in the country.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Summertime brings long days, icy treats and much-needed family vacations. But several diocesan families traded a relaxing vacation for a rigorous spiritual — and physical — exercise: walking the 130-plus-mile “Via di Francesco” from Assisi to Rome.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
As teens head back to public schools across Northern Virginia, many are returning to a cultural and spiritual battlefield.
“It definitely isn’t easy to be a Catholic in a public school environment,” said Michelle Lopez, a rising senior at Fairfax High School and a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Falls Church. “If you bring out a Bible in school, you’d probably get debated about it.”
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Small farms — also called hobby farms — are a growing trend among families in rural areas of the diocese. Hobby farms allow families to homestead on a smaller scale, and even provide them with a business opportunity to sell produce and livestock.
