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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis asked for prayers for his trip to Cuba and the United States, calling it “a mission” he had high hopes for. He said while the main purpose of his 10th apostolic journey abroad, Sept. 19-28, was to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, he also highlighted his planned […]
Pope Francis
By Ezra Fieser
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba is a sign of his closeness to the nation’s people at a time they “breathe the air of hope” that relations with the United States will improve, said Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estevez of Guantanamo-Baracoa. “It’s not easy to live at odds with your next door […]
Schools
In anticipation of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the students of St. Rita School in Alexandria began a novena to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots Sept. 14. The students wrote their names on ribbons that were knotted together to represent their intentions and displayed outside their classrooms. Each child was invited to offer […]
Schools
The Bishop Ireton High School Cardinals took a 23-21 win over the Bishop O’Connell High School Knights during a recent game.
Pope Francis
By Mary Witko
In the rear of St. Dominic Church in Washington on a Saturday afternoon last May, Matt Klosterman felt the pressure. The parishioner of St. William of York Church in Stafford and technology trainer for the Arlington Diocese was about to audition for the Papal Mass Choir, that will sing at the Basilica of the National […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Journalists understandably are fond of conflict – after all, it gives them something to talk about. Media coverage and commentary relating to a drop in Pope Francis’ popularity rating in a recent Gallup poll was an illustration of that. Gallup found the pope with a favorable rating of 59 percent now, compared with 76 percent […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Fr. Anselme, pastor of Precious Blood in Culpepper, Va. celebrates Mass at Childhelp with a group of children and staff. Childhelp is a temporary shelter for children who have suffered abuse or neglect. Childhelp and Precious Blood work together to care for the children’s spiritual needs. Read more.
Local
By Dave Borowski
When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Junípero Serra Sept. 23 at a ceremony at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an Arlington diocesan staff member, John Knutsen, and his wife, Colleen, will share a sense of satisfaction at the creation of the new saint. Blessed Junípero was born in 1713 […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – A self-described “homebody,” Pope Francis will make the 10th foreign trip of his pontificate in this month when he visits Cuba and then, for the first time in his life, the United States. The visit of the 78-year-old Argentine pope comes in a year packed with important events for him: the publication […]
Local
By Jennifer Cole
Similar to a pep rally for a high school sports team, the gym at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries Sept. 11 was bounding with cheerleaders, students from saint-themed houses in their signature colors, soccer enthusiasts competing in a shootout, and even a “wave” of raised arms in the stands. More […]
