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The key to progress beyond that already achieved during the last half-century through dialogue and friendly gestures rests with the Russian Orthodox Church, with slightly over 100 million members by far the largest body among worldwide Orthodoxy’s 260 million. For that reason if no other, Roman Catholics would do well to learn more about the Russian Orthodox than most probably know now.
Night to Shine, a prom night experience for people ages 14 and older with special needs, will be held at All Saints Church, 9300 Stonewall Rd., Manassas Feb. 9. The parish activity center will be transformed into a winter wonderland.
More than 200,000 Salvadorans, living under a special immigration status in the U.S., now face the prospect of staying in the country illegally or returning to a nation designated as one of the most dangerous in the world not at war, after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Jan. 8 that it was ending a provision called Temporary Protected Status after Sept. 9, 2019.
In an unusual move late Dec. 30, the pope had the Vatican press office and Vatican media distribute a copy of a famous photograph from the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is revising its policies to no longer exclude houses of worship from applying for federal aid to recover from damages caused by natural disasters.
p class="Body">The Diocese of Arlington has a history of welcoming the stranger among us through the Migration and Refugee Office and Hogar Immigration Office of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, and through the assistance of parish ministries. I ask that you continue to support these ministries and all those that respect the dignity of the migrant, refugee and immigrant.
The annual game encourages friendships between seminarians and young men discerning the priesthood.
Throughout the month of January we are provided with special opportunities to bear witness to our belief in the dignity and value of all human life, especially the lives of the unborn. The most public display of the Gospel of Life is the annual March for Life. In advance, I thank all of our parishes that are welcoming visitors from other dioceses and providing hospitality to March for Life participants.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge spent two evenings during the first week of the new year dedicating altars at the new IHM convent near Bishop O'Connell high school in Arlington and St. Veronica Church in Chantilly.
