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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Concerned by the damage caused by smoking, Pope Francis has banned the sale of cigarettes in Vatican City State. Starting in 2018, the Vatican “will cease to sell cigarettes to employees,” Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, said in a Nov. 9 statement. “The reason is very simple: The Holy See cannot contribute […]
Columns
By Ann M. Augherton
I found myself seated at one of two long dining tables set with Limoges china, silver knife rests, crystal glassware and candlesticks that looked like something out of the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast.”
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis recognized that Pope John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way. The Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision Nov. 9. It marks the first major step on the path to sainthood for the pope who died in 1978 at the […]
Local
Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington beat Paul VI Catholic High School from Fairfax 30-0 in a Nov. 4 game in Arlington.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said.
Local
By Fr. José E. Hoyos
More than 3,500 people sang and prayed with great faith and devotion when the monstrance containing the Eucharist entered the main auditorium of Potomac High School in Dumfries Nov. 4. The Eucharistic Congress, which has been organized by the Spanish Apostolate for several years to promote devotion to Eucharistic adoration among the Hispanic faithful, […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Deacon Lawrence B. (Jake) Henry Jr. died Oct. 31 in Gainesville after a long struggle with dementia. He was 76. He was born March 24, 1941, in Altoona, Pa., to Lawrence and Frances Henry. He graduated from Altoona Catholic High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. He married Marilyn Montgomery Oct. 22, 1960. […]
Schools
By Rosie Lenz
Students, faculty and staff celebrated their namesake’s feast day at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries Oct. 20. Students gathered in the gym where singer-songwriter Marie Miller kicked off the retreat with a performance. Following Miller’s performance, the school celebrated Mass together before they were dismissed to attend two 30-minute […]
National
By Russell Shaw
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops arose out of a national crisis a century ago, when the U.S. entered the First World War.
Local
By Ann M. Augherton
SAINT-OMER, France — True to the motto of France — liberty, equality and fraternity — events of 275 years ago were celebrated in a gesture of fraternity between France and the United States, specifically Maryland and Washington, D.C., last month. A reopening of a 17th-century chapel as an art and performing center, a symposium on […]
