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National
By Tom Tracy
For the first time in some 50 years, states have an unprecedented opportunity to explore new ways to regulate abortion services and at a time when some employer health insurance plans have already entered the fray. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling June 24 in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned the court’s […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Pope Francis has consistently expressed his closeness to the people of the country and reminded Christians on an almost weekly basis to not grow indifferent to the tragedy of war. During a July 14 meeting with members of several religious congregations, the pope warned […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Our culture loves all things new and immediate. We love the latest technology, the ease of communication and the speed of transportation. There is nothing necessarily wrong with liking or wanting these things. It does, however, sometimes blind us to other, more important things. Not everything new is better. In fact, not everything new is […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again. Reminding others to reflect on the incident, they focused on defending the sacredness of every life. In a YouTube video posted July 15, […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — The chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees said a measure passed by the House July 15 is “the most unjust and extreme abortion on demand bill our nation has ever seen.” They implored lawmakers “who see abortion as a legitimate ‘solution’ to the needs of women to abandon this path of death and […]
Books
By Anna Harvey
The clergy and parishioners of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax have taken to writing to reignite the laity’s love of the Mass. Last April, the parish published a booklet titled, “Why I Go to Mass,” a collection of reflections from individual parishioners. Not long after, Deacon Nick La Duca published his own book […]
Columns
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
As a mother of five boys, I have spent countless nights at baseball fields, but never have I glimpsed God in the dugout until tonight. Can I confess that I was bored by my own son’s game — bored only because his team was winning and he’d finished pitching, so my attention wandered for a […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
America’s culture war has turned violent. The violence has always been there of course, just below the surface, but lately it has erupted into full, frightening view. I’m not speaking just now of mass killings like the massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo. Those atrocities are not culture war blips but monstrous acts of premeditated evil […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
Here we are, in the thick of summer, this deep and gentle place. The world is still broken, but we are given a season of delight. Sweet corn and watermelon, birdsong and bare feet, and the nostalgic sensation of endless summer stretching out before us like a million tufts of cloud roaming the big blue […]
Parishes
By Catholic Herald Staff
What’s distinctive about your parish? Founded in 1795 as the first parish in the commonwealth of Virginia, St. Mary in Alexandria played a crucial role in the growth of Catholicism in Virginia throughout the 1800s. Many mission churches the parish established are now independent parishes in the Arlington diocese. Due to its historic significance, art […]
