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The Ancient Order of Hibernians honored 13 students in its seventh annual St. Patrick coloring contest during an event at the St. Mary of Sorrows Church parish center in Fairfax March 1.
Local
The Catholic Church helps Catholics journey through Lent, the 40-day period of preparation for Easter, with guidance on fasting and abstinence.
Art
By Nora Hamerman
Visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington during Lent is always an enriching experience, but a recently acquired painting by a major Mexican artist offers a new reason to make it part of one’s spiritual journey.
Local
By Charlene Unterkofler
Have you ever heard the term Vincentian? A food pantry or thrift store helper may come to mind, yet, I am a Vincentian, and neither of those.
Local
By Ashleigh Kassock
High atop the roof of a timber-framed structure in the heart of Spotsylvania, Paul Guilloux, his wife, Araceli, and four of their six children were in a race against time.
National
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori appointed Father Michael M. Romano, 45, as the next rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg Feb. 18, effective July 2025. Father Romano, a priest of the Diocese of Camden, N.J., is currently the coordinator of admissions and formation adviser at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Local
By Jim Hale
By 8:55 a.m., the sun-bathed parking lot of All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas was full of buses and vans from every part of the diocese. Clad in a tapestry of uniform colors of all 37 middle schools and four recognized independent schools, students poured into the chapel until it was packed with a record-setting […]
Schools
By Jacob Schiek
Bishop O'Connell High School is pioneering a new approach to business education with its entrepreneurship program, a pilot initiative launching this academic year. This program, linked to The Catholic University of America’s business curriculum, aims to guide students toward seeing business as a force for good.
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
I am a compliment-er by nature. Giving sincere, spontaneous compliments feels as comfortable to me as remarking on the weather — and brings me more joy.
Local
By Jim Hale
For half a century, the Arlington diocese has been a safe harbor for refugees fleeing war and oppressive regimes throughout the world. But significant changes in government policy affecting refugees already here, and those awaiting entry into the United States, have caused alarm and heartache. First, an executive order signed by President Donald Trump Jan. […]
