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By Fr. John Catoir
Another year is at our doorstep. When you begin to think about the new adventures you’ll embark on during this New Year, try to make Jesus Christ the centerpiece. To accomplish this, I’d like to share some thoughts with you. Cardinal John Henry Newman comes to mind. Cardinal Newman was born in England, and became […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Porto Charities, Inc., a group dedicated to assisting the intellectually and developmentally disabled, recently presented its 2015 report to Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde. The group’s 2015 “Special Kids-Special Needs” collection totaled $117,796.36, an increase of $14,305 from the previous year. “We feel this is a strong indication of the support for developmentally and intellectually […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – At the Vatican and on five continents in 2015, Pope Francis continued to encourage and demonstrate a style of evangelization that emphasizes walking with people, listening to them and showing them God’s mercy. From the heart of the universal church to the heart of Africa, the pope showed how Christians with a […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
ROME – If a pilgrim walking to Rome for a Holy Year fell mortally ill far from home or a poor tenant farmer died working in a field or an unidentifiable victim of murder was found, a group of courageous Christians buried these anonymous or forgotten dead with dignity. Founded in 1538, the Archconfraternity of […]
Schools
Christendom College in Front Royal reported a 21 percent increase in the number of early action applications received compared to this time last year. In addition, the number of men in the applicant pool increased, with 49 percent more male applicants than last year. “The current generation of students … want(s) an education that is […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – To help appreciate and better promote the vocation of religious brothers, the Vatican released a 50-page reflection on the importance of their life and mission of evangelization, fraternity and sacrifice. The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life released “Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Catholics are called to witness to their faith in Jesus before all people, including Jews, but the Catholic Church “neither conducts nor supports” any institutional missionary initiative directed toward Jews, says a new document from a Vatican commission. How God will save the Jews if they do not explicitly believe in Christ […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
Sister Bernadette McManigal, B.V.M., diocesan superintendent of schools, has announced that she will retire June 30 after eight years of service to the diocese. A nationally recognized leader in Catholic education, Sister Bernadette was appointed interim superintendent of schools in September 2008. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde made her appointment permanent seven months later. “Sister […]
Schools
A reception for the Senior Art Exhibit of Marymount University in Arlington will take place Dec. 11, 5 to 7:30 p.m., in the Barry Gallery of Reinsch Library, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington. Senior art majors whose work will be shown include: Maggie Brewer, Briana Clorey, Elizabeth Gwin, Demetrius Jordan, Maura McCandlish and Kiki Neibuhr. […]
National
BALTIMORE – The American contingent to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, in July is expected to top 30,000 pilgrims. Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., in a Nov. 17 presentation during the U.S. bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore, that the U.S. delegation of young people is expected to be the largest outside […]
