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By Paola Arriaza Flynn and Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
In the context of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, which will be held in Rome July 28–29, Mexican priest Father Heriberto García Arias, author of the upcoming Spanish-language book “Digital Missionaries: Influencers or Witnesses of Christ Today?”, offered a reflection on the role of evangelizers on social media and the importance of […]
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By Madalaine Elhabbal
Tucked away in a rocky mountain in southeast France is a cave formed by natural erosion called La Sainte-Baume. It is one of the oldest Christian pilgrimage sites in the world as it is the place where Mary Magdalene is believed to have spent the last 30 years of her life.
Global
By Kristina Millare
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa spoke about the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza July 22, emphasizing that the church “will never abandon” the city’s long-suffering people.
Pope Leo XIV
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
A Chicago family vacationing in Rome is making headlines after a video of their encounter with Pope Leo XIV July 20 went viral.
National
By Paris Apodaca
For more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series, providing a unique opportunity to experience the grandeur of sacred music outside the liturgical setting.
Local
By Kathleen Goss
Catholics from across the diocese and beyond filled the pews of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington for the annual Mass for Multicultural Communities July 18. A Marian procession of more than 50 participants representing a dozen-plus cultural communities preceded the Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and concelebrated by priests from […]
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Take a DIY pilgrimage to the eight Jubilee Year churches in the Arlington diocese. The Catholic Herald will help you navigate to each of the churches, read about the history and find the must-sees in the area.
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
The petals were dusty yellow and flecked with white. They emerged with timid strength from a nearly invisible crack in the blacktop of a nondescript driveway. In the midst of the dark pavement, a spunky petunia bloomed. The contrast between the delicate bright beauty of the flower and the cold ugliness of the asphalt was […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The "barbarity of war" and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission was how Pope Leo XIV celebrated the anniversary of the first crewed moon landing.
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7/23/26
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