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By Katie Collins
Deacon Will Schierer’s words came quickly, articulately and with a good dose of laughs during a recent interview just days shy of his June 11 priesthood ordination at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. Schierer’s faith was cultivated locally. Born Dec. 30, 1982, he grew up attending St. Joseph Parish in Herndon with […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy was unanimously approved as the next House chaplain in a May 25 vote. Father Conroy, 60, a native of Washington state, had been nominated by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, himself a Catholic, as the ideal candidate for the position. The Jesuit succeeds Father Daniel Coughlin, a […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Lisa and Bernie Cieplak considered moving to Washington, Va., with their two children six years ago so the kids could attend a school they all liked. During one weekend visit to the country, the Cieplaks made sure to scout out Mass at St. Peter Parish, just off of Route 211 and surrounded by green grass. […]
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By Gretchen Kriebel
School is almost out for the summer and that means a new schedule for children. Whether kids are swimming, biking, traveling, heading off to camp or playing in the backyard, the summer months bring different safety concerns. Keep your kids safe this summer with these tips. Sunscreen and bug spray Sunburn is no fun for […]
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When: Thursday, June 2 at noon Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. Baccalaureate Mass: May 22 at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington at 9 a.m. Graduation speaker: Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones Jr., former national security adviser Total graduates: 334 Graduates […]
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When: Sunday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. Where: George Mason Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax Baccalaureate Mass: June 3 at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly at 7:30 p.m. Graduation speaker: David Baldacci, bestselling author and founder of the Wish You Well Foundation. Total graduates: 240 Graduates include: Cienna Colette Aanenson, George Christopher Abou-Rejaili, Tasha […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ABOARD THE CARITAS EXPRESS – Caritas Internationalis opened its 60th anniversary celebrations with a loud whistle, a puff of smoke and a plume of steam on a vintage train traveling from the Vatican’s seldom-used train station for a day’s outing. The train, dubbed the Caritas Express for the May 21 journey, included the fancy parlor […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
If you’re at all into sports and over the age of 30, you probably remember Ken Beatrice, the host of a Washington, D.C.,-based sports talk radio show whose signature “You’re next!” catchphrase and uncanny ability to recall rosters and stats kept him on the air for nearly 40 years. Having hung up the microphone in […]
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By Katie Bahr
A few hours outside the crowds and suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C., is the Northern Neck, an area flanked by the Potomac and Rappahanock rivers. Made up of Lancaster, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond and King George counties, the area’s known history dates back to Colonial times. St. Elizabeth Parish in Colonial Beach was founded in 1905, only […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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