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Christendom College’s women’s basketball team defeated Johnson and Wales Charlotte 76-65 in the March 13 USCAA DII National Championship in Petersburg, bringing home the first women’s basketball national title in school history. The electrifying win was the capstone to an incredible National Championship Tournament run by Christendom, who was ranked No. 7 going into the […]
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Earlier this year, a group of diocesan officials made a pastoral visit to El Salvador to visit important sites in Catholic Church history. Father Edouard Guilloux, parochial vicar of St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg, Father Jonathan Fioramonti, parochial vicar of St. Leo the Great Church in Fairfax, and Joel de Loera, director of […]
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By Anna Harvey
Local Catholics shared their perspectives on the church’s mission during three listening sessions hosted by the Arlington diocese Feb. 29 and March 3 and 5. The listening sessions — a response to Pope Francis’ call to examine “synodality,” how the church is journeying together to fulfill its mission — followed the XVI Ordinary Assembly of […]
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Parishes
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
What is your parish’s charism? St. Francis de Sales is known for its intimate setting. It is located in Kilmarnock, 125 miles from Arlington, a quaint town with a population of approximately 1,000. Despite the parish’s small size, parishioners are involved and committed to deepening their faith. Through the various ministries, activities and service opportunities, […]
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By Peter Pinedo
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is easily the most recognizable church in the world. Visitors to the basilica are often left staring up in awe, taking in the grandeur and beauty of the world’s largest church. Likewise with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings, Johann Christian Bach’s “Requiem Mass,” and even Jean-Francois Millet’s “Angelus” — some […]
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Porto Charities, a non-profit dedicated to promoting Catholic education and meaningful employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, donated $200,000 to the diocese. The donation will be split among 16 diocesan elementary and high schools that serve students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and it will provide a grant to the diocesan Office of […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for the release of two religious brothers, members of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who are still being held hostage in Haiti. “I have learned with relief that in Haiti, a teacher and four of the six religious brothers of the Frères du Sacré-Cœur Institute, […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of U.S. Sister Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and he recognized the martyrdom of a German priest executed by the Nazis and a German nun and her 14 companions who were raped and murdered by Russian soldiers during World War II. After Pope […]
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On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that has the potential to make a major impact in the widespread accessibility of chemical abortion (abortion pills). Chemical abortions are now the most common form of abortion in the United States. The case is in response to the Food and […]
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