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On June 20, we celebrate World Refugee Day, welcoming and praying for all refugees, asylees, special immigrant visa holders, and other secondary migrants who were forced to flee the violence or destitution of their homelands. As we raise awareness for newcomers who have recently arrived in our country and Diocese, may we also stand with refugees and commemorate their courage, resilience and perseverance.
The Catholic Herald had another great year in the Catholic Press Association’s Catholic Media Awards competition, this year June 15 in Green Bay, Wis.
Diocesan Catholic Charities hosted its quarterly Parish Liaison Network meeting at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax June 14.
If you’ve ever read a movie review in the Catholic Herald, you probably read the work of John Mulderig, assistant director for media reviews at Catholic News Service. He’s being doing this job since 2007. He said in his nearly 11 years, he’s seen more than 1,000 movies — that’s about 150 a year.
It’s been about 10 years since I was a teen participant of the Diocese of Arlington’s annual WorkCamp. I can still remember the thirst-inducing PB&J sandwiches, coated with peanut butter on both sides so the jelly wouldn’t bleed through.
Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating.
More than 100 walkers and runners crossed the finish line at the inaugural Catholics for Housing 5K for Affordable Housing at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville June 16.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" 50 years on is how reports of its imminent death were continually exaggerated.
Five Catholic chief executive officers were honored by the Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia and discussed how their faith guides them to leadership excellence.
Roots and wings
A mother gives us roots; a father gives us wings.