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Both familiar and new

By Fr. Steven G. Oetjen
May 4 — Jn 21:1–19 After encountering the Risen Lord twice in Jerusalem, the apostles now wait to meet him again in Galilee. It must have been strange for them to wait there, alone. When would he visit them again? How long would they have to wait? What should they do with themselves in the […]
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As conclave nears, new pope’s cassock comes in three sizes

By Cindy Wooden
ROME — The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of the Sistine Chapel and puts on "the garments that are appropriate to him."
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St. Agnes School celebrates new athletic facility

By Jim Hale
Since its founding in 1946, the children of St. Agnes School in Arlington have played on a black top. Now, the new St. Agnes Lions Cherubs Field is a reality, providing students with a state-of-the-art artificial turf playground that was constructed five feet on top of the old parking lot space. “I couldn’t be prouder,” […]
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New film on Carlo Acutis inspires youths amid sainthood delay

By Ana Lucia Batista
On the day when Carlo Acutis was scheduled to be canonized, April 27, youths and young adults from around the diocese gathered at the Regal Fairfax Towne Center in Fairfax for the premiere of the new film based on the soon-to-be-saint’s legacy, “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality.”
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Pope Francis

Diocesan Catholics attend Pope Francis’ funeral

By Anna Donofrio
When Jenna Drummond and Clair Volkening saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and to the world”) blessing April 20, they had no idea it would be his last.
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Vatican drivers, staff to swear oath of secrecy ahead of conclave

By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — One by one, placing a right hand on the Book of Gospels, staff driving, cooking, cleaning and caring for the cardinals who will elect a new pope will swear an oath of perpetual secrecy about the election of the 267th successor of St. Peter.

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