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By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Sept. 15 delayed a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage in federal law until after the midterm elections. Catholic and other faith leaders opposed to the measure, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, said if it became law, it would jeopardize the religious freedom of millions of Americans […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
The Diocese of Arlington joins with Catholics throughout the United States in recognizing National Migration Week, culminating in the international World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, September 25. The theme Pope Francis chose for both observances is “Building a Future with Migrants and Refugees.” As we reflect on the difficult, often heart-breaking circumstances confronting […]
National
By Joshua Schipper
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Bergamot, the husband and wife musical duo of Nathaniel Hoff and Jillian Speece, took root at Marian High School in the early 2000s. The two met at the Mishawaka, Ind., high school when Speece was 15 and Hoff was 17. Their art teacher, Kathryn Gunty, had encouraged them to write […]
Global
By Simone Orendain
Three bishops of Pakistan dioceses most affected by recent deadly monsoon flooding appealed for more funding for emergency food, repairing damaged homes and providing medical needs for the worst-hit victims in their provinces. The South Asian country has been hit hard by record floods caused by monsoon rains and glacial melting since the rainy season […]
National
By Catholic News Service
ASHBURN, Va. — Francis X. Doyle, who was the first lay associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, died at his residence in Ashburn Sept. 10 after a brief illness. He was 89. Doyle experienced stroke symptoms Aug. 8 and was admitted to Inova Loudoun Hospital. After a weeklong hospitalization, […]
Columns
By Sarah Hoyoung Ku
Reading the stories of the Korean saints to me is like sparks flying when meeting a new mom at the park. There’s the thrill of each shared connection and an eagerness for more. When I learn about the Korean saints, I find threads connecting me to them in our shared Korean heritage. As a mother, […]
National
By Peter Finney Jr.
NEW ORLEANS — During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God was hiding in the midst of her isolation and loneliness. Then, in an instant, she looked down at her feet, where one of her toenails had been battered and bloodied during a harrowing post-kidnapping motorcycle […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — Speaking on behalf of dozens of religious leaders, Pope Francis called on world leaders to put an end to violence and bloodshed and instead strive for peace. “We plead with you, in the name of God and for the good of humanity: work for peace, not weapons,” the pope said Sept. 15, […]
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Colonial Beach and St. Anthony of Padua Mission Church in King George have an interwoven and storied presence in what is now the Diocese of Arlington. Presently the two churches are one parish, but they were in yesteryear both part of a much larger […]
Provisions for heaven