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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — As part of a plan to reduce its CO2 footprint, Vatican City State has launched a program to replace its existing vehicle fleet with electric vehicles. The city state’s “Ecological Conversion 2030” program includes making all its vehicles CO2-neutral by 2030, according to a press release from the Vatican City State governor’s […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 14 to advance the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker, a 19th-century American priest who founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, today known as the Paulist Fathers. Father Hecker’s cause for canonization was formally opened in 2008, at which time he […]
Local
By Meaghan Lane
Jessica was never comfortable with abortion, but now had cause to consider getting one. During her 10th week of pregnancy, the baby boy she was carrying had more than a 95 percent chance of having Down syndrome, according to a blood test. She had been excited to bring another child into her family and for […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Catholics share how their cultural communities honor Mary.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Diocesan videos share Marian dogmas through the words of local Catholics.
Local
Maggie Wynne, St. Rita Church, Alexandria As Thanksgiving approaches, at this time of year, this time in the world, I am very thankful to have been born in the United States, been born in a time of security and peace, and have known the freedom the United States offers to all its citizens and freedom […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Across the diocese, the faithful are finding ways to give back this Thanksgiving, volunteering time and donating food to serve communities in need. At St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg, parishioners organized a Drive-by-Thanksgiving. Working with diocesan Catholic Charities Migration Refugee Services, they prepared approximately 125 bags of food for families and […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit
Each November, we enjoy fresh-picked apples, cranberries and pumpkin-spice everything as our excitement builds toward Thanksgiving. The church in the United States observes another celebration this month: promoting vocation awareness. The National Religious Vocation Conference encourages us to take advantage of this special vocations promotion each November to celebrate religious life and each Christian’s foundational […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
To: The Dear One on Your Way Home for a College Holiday Re: Managing Expectations I have been counting the days until you return. I’ve missed having you woven into the dailiness of life in our house. You’ve been so busy, especially these last few weeks. At the beginning of the semester, everything was new. […]
Local
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Three homeschool students honored Father Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient whose case for canonization is open, in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 1. The students, Luke, Isel and Henry, are members of Mary’s House, a Catholic homeschool group in Northern Virginia. They were […]
