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By Ashleigh Buyers
There is a place where the drone of traffic turns to the sound of birds and the tops of buildings are replaced by the peaks of the Blue Ridge. It is in Clarke County that the Trappist monks of Holy Cross Abbey have made their home for more than six decades. Time has not dulled […]
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Timothy O’Donnell, president of Christendom College in Front Royal, will speak during the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia Sept. 22-27. O’Donnell will speak in the session, “Rebuild My Church and Start from the Foundation: Living as ‘Domestic Church,'” Sept. 23. He will chair another breakout session, “Ahead of Its Time: The Prophetic Character of […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Missionhurst Father Leo J. Zonneveld, who retired from active service in the Arlington Diocese in 2012 after serving as pastor of Precious Blood Church in Culpeper for more than 32 years, died Sept. 19 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. He was 81. A viewing will be held at Precious Blood Church, 114 E. Edmonson […]
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By Cindy Wooden
HOLGUIN, Cuba – Celebrating the feast of St. Matthew, a day he considers a turning point in his own journey of faith, Pope Francis told thousands of Cubans that Jesus knows who they really are and calls them to walk with him. Arriving in the eastern city of Holguin from Havana Sept. 21, the pope […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
HAVANA – As Cubans finally face the prospects of calmer relationships and greater ease of communication and commerce with the United States, Pope Francis told the Cuban people that love and service, not anyone’s ideology, are the keys to their happiness. “We do not serve ideas, we serve people,” the pope told hundreds of thousands […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
HAVANA — Although it was not part of his formal program, Pope Francis took time after Sunday Mass to visit Cuba’s ailing former leader, Fidel Castro. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said that after the Mass Sept. 20 in Havana’s Revolution Square, Pope Francis was driven to the ailing 89-year-old’s residence for the meeting, […]
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By Joseph Buckreis
The English department at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington has found a way to harness the power of the Internet to give students access to classroom discussion anywhere. A weekly podcast, the English Department Round Table, brings faculty members together to discuss their favorite books or focus on what students are working on. The […]
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Land was cleared for a new church for St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg last month. The 23 acres of land sits on Lee Hill School Drive in Spotsylvania. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde created the Mission Church of St. Jude in 2003 within the boundaries of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg. […]
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By Lauren Mann
A group of 51 pilgrims from the Arlington Diocese embarked on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in mid-August – a unique opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the Lord. The Institute of Catholic Culture hosted the pilgrimage, and the pilgrims visited such sacred spots as Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem and three nights on the […]
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The schedule for Pope Francis’ September 2015 Apostolic Journey to the United States of America was released by the Vatican June 30, 2015. Tues., Sept. 22 (Washington) 4 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews Wed., Sept. 23 (Washington) 9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony and meeting with President Obama at the White House 11:30 a.m. […]
