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Catholic Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia and the Office of Multicultural Ministries are sponsoring Advent Simbang Gabi Masses throughout the Arlington Diocese. Simbang Gabi, one of the longest and most popular traditions of the U.S. Filipino Catholic community, is a novena to the Blessed Mother. The novena begins Dec. 15 and culminates Dec. 23. In […]
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By Lisa Socarras
Bill Korpi has been a husband, father, grandfather and now a priest. He seriously considered the vocation of priesthood at two times in his life – first in 1965, at the age of 20, as he neared his departure from the Army and thought about marrying his sweetheart, Vincenza “Vinnie” Fimia. On a retreat at […]
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By Dave Borowski
If you are attending Mass at St. Jude Church in Fredericksburg for the first time it could be hard to find. No cross sits atop of steeple – there’s no steeple. The only way you would know it’s a Catholic church would be by the large sign above the door and front window. And the […]
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By Catholic News Service NEW YORK – Here is a list of recent films that Catholic News Service has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the Catholic News Service classification. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. CNS classifications: A-I – […]
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Oblate Father Anthony J. Pinizzotto has been appointed science director for the Instituto Formazione D’Eccellenza (FDE) in Montova, Italy. The institute was founded as a center of research, education and training in the fields of criminology and forensic psychology. It offers students the necessary tools to acquire scientific and practical expertise in their fields of […]
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By Katie Bahr
It’s a common problem in Northern Virginia. People are so busy with their own lives, commuting and working and shuttling children around, that they rarely have time to get involved in communities outside of work or family. That’s something the parishioners of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton are trying to change. “In Northern […]
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By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – A Michigan religious order experiencing rapid growth since its formation in 1997 is planning to buy the 10-year-old Pope John Paul II Cultural Center across the street from Catholic University in Washington. The Ann Arbor-based Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist signed a purchase agreement with the Archdiocese of Detroit to […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Far, far too many young faces were gathered Tuesday morning at Good Shepherd Church in Alexandria to say goodbye to a son, brother, teammate, coach, mentor, teacher and friend. At 23, Robert Allen Sagar, a newly hired faculty member and assistant coach of Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, had really just begun to live. […]
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By Katie Collins
God’s handiwork is expressed in the groves of trees and rolling hills surrounding the brick exterior of Catherine of Siena Parish in Great Falls, while the dexterity of human hands is evident in the icons and sculptures within. The beauty inside and outside the church calls the 3,423 parishioners to praise God, as does a […]
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By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Cardinal-designate Donald W. Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, asked worshippers at an early morning Mass Oct. 20 to pray for him “as a bishop, a teacher, a servant of the church, now with this special tie to the Holy Father, linking all of us together in that great body of Christ.” He was […]
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