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By Stephen Orloski
If my senior year has taught me anything, it’s how to live with uncertainty. My friends and I have spent months discerning what the next four years — and, in a larger sense, the rest of our lives — should look like.
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By Ashleigh Kassock
This year’s 130th anniversary of the Boston Marathon saw beautiful weather, record-breaking times, and fast footwear. Among the more than 30,000 runners, there was one participant from Woodbridge sporting a custom tank top that read on the back, “Erin, mom of 7, running down a dream.” On the front was a quote from St. Catherine of Siena: “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
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Eight priests in the Arlington diocese celebrated their jubilee anniversaries with prayer and a luncheon with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde at the St. Thomas More Center in Arlington May 12.
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By Ashleigh Kassock
In honor of the country’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage has launched a pilgrimage route along the East Coast. Named after St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, the pilgrimage is similar to the ones that led up to the National Eucharistic Congress in 2024.
Pope Leo XIV
By Victoria Cardiel
In an unexpected gesture as he was greeting people at the general audience in St. Peter's Square May 13, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot where, 45 years ago, St. John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Rectory Cook is a 15-hour-per-week position responsible for preparing dinners for up to four priests and, occasionally, guests at 5:00 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Meals should be healthy, balanced, and well prepared. The Cook is also responsible for grocery shopping, maintaining a clean and well-organized kitchen, monitoring […]
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Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments.
Pope Leo XIV
By Antonio Tarallo
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV prayed for victims of growing violence in the Sahel, thanked the people of the Canary Islands for welcoming a cruise ship carrying people sick with hantavirus, and offered a special blessing for mothers during his Regina Caeli address in St. Peter’s Square May 10.
Pope Leo XIV
By Marco Mancini and Antonio Tarallo
POMPEI, Italy — Pope Leo XIV placed his pontificate under the protection of Mary during a visit to two cities in southern Italy on Friday — the first anniversary of his election to the papacy May 8, 2025.
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