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Many parishes are planning fish frys and soup suppers, both eat in and carryout, during Lent. Check your parish website or bulletin for more listings and updates. FISH FRYS — All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas: Lenten Fish Frys Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 24, 5-7:30 p.m. in Bishop Flaherty Hall (Knights Hall behind church). […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the killing of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was shot in his home Feb. 18. In a press conference Feb. 20, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Sheriff Robert Luna announced that charges would be brought against a Hispanic male, 65-year-old Carlos Medina, the husband […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Christians are called to live the “imbalance of love” modeled by the cross rather than be overly prudent in relationships, Pope Francis said. While “we prefer to love only those who love us in order to avoid disappointments,” God’s love “goes beyond the usual criteria by which we humans live out our […]
Local
The diocesan Catholic Charities 2023 ball featured two new faces serving as co-chair: Rachel Murdock and Carmen Trujillo. Rachel Murdock Rachel Murdock moved with her husband, Todd, to Arlington 20 years ago. They are parishioners of St. Agnes Church in Arlington. They have two children, Mackenzie,15, and Keagan,13. They are huge sports fans and spend […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — With the first anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine Feb. 24, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church spoke about gratitude and powerlessness in the face of a “blind, absurd, sacrilegious war.” Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, spoke with a small group of reporters in Rome by Zoom Feb. 20 […]
Arts
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie is trading in the tunic and sandals for bell bottoms and flare-sleeved tops as he takes on a new role in the upcoming film “Jesus Revolution.” Well-known for his role portraying Jesus in the hit series “The Chosen,” Roumie will play hippie street-preacher Lonnie Frisbee. The true story takes place in […]
Global
By Courtney Mares
The beatification date has been announced for Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were killed by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family in their home in Poland. The Archdiocese of Przemyska announced Feb. 14 that the entire Ulma family — including one unborn child — will be beatified Sept. 10. Cardinal […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Joining my brother bishops, particularly Archbishop Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I express my deepest sadness at the homicide committed against Bishop David O’Connell. Widely regarded for his love and pastoral care for the vulnerable and disadvantaged, for four and a half decades he served the people of Los Angeles with great zeal […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
When several people in Washington for the March for Life visited the National Archives Museum last month, they were taken aback when staff told them to cover up the pro-life messaging on their clothing or leave the building. National Archives administrators signed a legal agreement Feb. 16 to ensure that such an incident won’t happen […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — “I am close to you, and I pray for you,” Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16. During a meeting with Ufuk Ulutas, Turkey’s new ambassador to the Holy See, the pope wrote […]
