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The Catholic University of America Conway School of Nursing was named the nation’s fifth ranked online master’s program for nursing last month, according to the latest rankings by the U.S. News and World Report. In addition, the university was honored as having the 13th Best Online Family Nurse Practitioner Master’s Programs in the U.S. “It is always […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27. The pope will arrive in Budapest April 28 and will meet with Katalin Novák, president of Hungary, and the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The call to make sacrifices for others out of love remains urgent as so many people continue to suffer from war, violence, exclusion and poverty, Pope Francis said. “Let us put into practice the call to do good to everyone, taking the time to love the least and most defenseless, the abandoned […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? Historically speaking, the distinctive thing about this parish is that it is located on the site of the famous Battle of Chancellorsville. During our recent church construction, military articles from that battle including bullets and uniform buttons were discovered on the parish grounds. The wooded natural surroundings of the area […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Rather than foment hate and seek revenge, Palestinians and Israelis need to engage in dialogue in the pursuit of peace, Pope Francis said. After praying the Angelus with an estimated 20,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 26, the pope prayed in a special way for those in the Holy Land to […]
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The traditional handcrafted pipe organ for Christendom’s new Christ the King Chapel in Front Royal was delivered last month. The organ, funded by anonymous donors, will take approximately three weeks to assemble, followed by another four weeks of careful tuning of each of the 2,825 pipes. The new organ was designed and constructed by Kegg […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was murdered in his Hacienda Heights home Feb. 18. Three days of services will be held for Bishop O’Connell, beginning March 1. On Wednesday, there will be a memorial Mass for Bishop O’Connell at St. John Vianney […]
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For college students around the country, finding a place where they can study and thrive can be difficult enough. But finding an education that will help them make sense of the big picture can be even harder. Christendom College in Front Royal is providing an answer to that problem with the Christendom@ Project, which is […]
Schools
Ethan Chisholm, a sophomore at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, was selected for the High School Honors Performance Series, a program that assembles rising young musicians to perform under master conductors at world-renowned concert halls. Chisholm performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City Feb. 4 with the Honors Symphony Orchestra conducted […]
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The Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church in Annandale has a mission church in Maryland that serves suburban Washington, northern Montgomery County and Frederick, Md. Established in October 1996, the mission community includes Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholics of the Eparchy, or diocese, of Passaic, N.J. The mission recently moved to a new location at 9301 Warfield […]
