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By Russell Shaw
The March for Life had a new look this year. When thousands of pro-life demonstrators marched through the streets of Washington Jan. 20, instead of proceeding to the Supreme Court as in the past, they ended their trek across the street at the U.S. Capitol. The symbolism is correct. And it’s not just the March […]
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College students and other Catholics traveled to St. Louis earlier this month to reignite their faith with thousands of peers from around the world at SEEK23, an event organized by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. FOCUS organizers say the Jan. 2-6 event drew nearly 19,000 registrants. Jonathan Roumie, […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying — “like a rash that bothers you a bit,” Pope Francis said — but differences need to be aired and criticism can be helpful, he told the Associated Press. “You prefer that they don’t criticize, for the sake of tranquility,” he said in the […]
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By Leslie Miller
Sisters from many religious communities and congregations live and serve throughout the Arlington diocese in parishes, schools and other ministries. Learn about them below, in advance of the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, Feb. 2. The celebration was instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997 and is attached to the feast of […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The Benedictine Sisters of Virginia will sell stained-glass windows, light fixtures and other items from their former monastery at an estate sale Jan. 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the old monastery building, 9535 Linton Hall Rd. in Bristow. “Now that we are happily in our new monastery, it is time to clear […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The best way to fight a sense of fear about the future is to do good today, Pope Francis said. “The voice of the enemy,” the devil, “distracts us from the present and wants us to focus on the fears for the future or the sorrows of the past,” Pope Francis said. […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Students anchor the announcement show at diocesan schools.
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By Leslie Miller
A year and a half after presiding at the Rite of Dedication of the new Corpus Christi Church in Aldie in May 2021, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge returned to celebrate Mass and bless a second building on the growing campus: a rectory and parish offices adjacent to the church. After the 11:30 a.m. Mass […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Dolores Conklin Leckey, a longtime advocate for the laity in the Catholic Church and author of many books on spirituality and faith, died Jan. 17 at age 89 at her Arlington home. Leckey served as founding director of the Secretariat for the Laity at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (1977-97) and was a senior […]
Pope Francis
By Courtney Mares
In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis said that following Jesus requires the courage to leave behind the sins that are holding us back. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 22, the pope said that “our vices and our sins” are like “anchors that hold us at the shore and prevent […]
