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The Lido Civic Club of Washington recently donated $5,000 to benefit St. Paul VI Catholic High School’s Options athletics program. The club presented the contribution to Glenn Farello, PVI’s assistant director of athletics, and Gary Underhill, health and physical education teacher and PVI Options athletics coach. The PVI Options program provides students with intellectual and […]
Columnists
By Ann M. Augherton
As part of the Marian-themed second year of preparation for the 2024 Diocesan Golden Jubilee, a diocesan pilgrimage to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Md., will be held Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Bishop Michael […]
Bishop Burbidge
National
Since 1973, the Catholic Church in the United States has observed October as “Respect Life Month.” This year, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Respect Life Month by embracing “radical solidarity” with women facing difficult or challenging […]
Global
VATICAN CITY — With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong meeting, the General Secretariat of the Synod said it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. Making the event plastic free, eliminating waste, using only recycled paper and only when necessary […]
Local
By Kevin Schweers
It started with a simple question: Who will teach the children of St. James Church? After more than 15 years of instructing children at the Falls Church parish, the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration were called back to their motherhouse, leaving Father Amadeus Joseph van Ingelgem, then pastor, without a faculty for the upcoming academic year. […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Forgiveness, received freely and constantly from God, is a “fundamental value” for Christians that must be practiced and passed on to others, Pope Francis said. “Forgiveness is the oxygen that purifies the air of hatred; forgiveness is the antidote to the poisons of resentment; it is the way to defuse anger and […]
Local
Nearly 700 people gathered at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas Sept. 16 for a night of gratitude, celebrating the closure of an abortion facility that now houses a diocesan Catholic Charities Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic. The event was organized by the BVM Trust Foundation, which in 2015 purchased the building where […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Jesuit Brother Bob Macke, a Vatican astronomer and meteorite expert, has built a custom device for studying material from the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid. The unmanned spacecraft, Osiris-Rex was launched in 2016 to collect samples on the near-Earth asteroid, Bennu. After collecting about a cup of […]
Global
By Courtney Mares
The first Vatican assembly for the global Synod on Synodality will kick off in October bringing together clerics and laity alike for nearly one month of discussions. Here is what you need to know. What is the Synod on Synodality? The Synod on Synodality, initiated by Pope Francis in October 2021, is a multiyear, worldwide […]
Parishes
The St. Rita parish festival in Alexandria Sept. 17 featured food, an inflatable, cornhole and a 50-50 contest with prizes.
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