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By Dave Borowski
Before the sun rose on Washington Sept. 24, lines of people passed through security near the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. They gave cameras, cell phones, purses and backpacks to TSA agents who checked them before handing them back to people to repack. The lawn was lit only by Jumbotrons placed to give maximum […]
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By Christine Stoddard
If you’re Facebook friends with any teens in the area, don’t be surprised to see their original photos of the Holy Father in your newsfeed. More than 600 local teens from 34 youth groups participated in a pilgrimage organized by the diocesan Youth Ministry Office to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia. Arriving late the night […]
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By Dave Borowski
On any normal Wednesday morning, the streets of Washington and the suburban roads leading into Washington would be packed with cars, cabs and buses all jostling for space on crowded streets. But Sept. 23 was no ordinary day. Pope Francis was visiting Washington, and people heeded the advice of local and many federal governments to […]
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By Stacy Rausch
Security gates opened at 4 a.m. for the expected thousands of people to stake out their spot along the parade route for Pope Francis’ historic visit to Washington Sept. 23. Though the parade route was short – just a few blocks between the Ellipse and a portion of the National Mall – those few precious […]
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By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Pope Francis’ time in the United States is a shared and historic story for the U.S. church. But his visit is also a collection of hundreds of thousands of smaller, personal stories – moments of meaning where hearts were moved and transformations began. Among those stories were many from the Arlington Diocese, as countless parishioners […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis gave the crowd gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception double the thrill before the canonization Mass for Blessed Junipero Serra Sept. 24. His popemobile passed twice through a barricaded walkway before he entered the shrine to address seminarians and novices. People cheered, waved and prayed […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican does not deny reports that while in Washington, Pope Francis briefly met with Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses. Davis, the elected clerk of Rowan County, initially refused to grant marriage licenses to gay couples and then stopped issuing them […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
Just off Route 7 in Berryville, a group of monks live a hidden life in prayerful service to God and the Church. The Trappist monastery is located in the heart of the Shenandoah valley on 1200 acres of beautiful Virginia countryside. The brothers go to great pains to care for the environment while also using […]
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The Walk for Life to support the Front Royal Pregnancy Center will begin at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in the parking lot behind FRPC at 11 S. Royal Avenue, Front Royal. “The women served by the staff and volunteers of the center have found a place that will support them emotionally, spiritually and materially through […]
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By Katie Scott
Like the newly sainted Father Junípero Serra whose great faith inspired long treks, thousands of seminarians and religious novices traveled vast distances to attend the Franciscan friar’s canonization Mass and see Pope Francis. Their pilgrimages to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 23 varied in length and effort, […]
