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By Anna Harvey
Autumnal beverages, Mass, 26 Catholic vendors and more than 10 speakers were a few of the highlights at CALLED, the Arlington diocese’s first young adult conference. More than 350 young adults met up at the Sheraton Hotel in Reston for the conference Sept. 23. The event was organized by the diocesan office of Youth, Campus […]
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Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments: Parochial Vicars Reverend Stefan P. Starzynski from full-time Chaplain at Inova-Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and residence at Saint Michael Parish in Annandale, to Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity Parish in Gainesville, effective Thursday, October 19, 2023. Reverend Richard T. Carr […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Hope and fraternity must be kept alive, organized and coordinated into concrete action so every crisis can be read as an opportunity and dealt with positively, Pope Francis said. “Hope needs to be restored to our European societies, especially to the new generations,” he told people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for […]
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More than 30 immigrants came to St. Bernadette Church in Springfield Sept. 22, eager to take part in Catholic Charities’ naturalization workshop. The event provided eligible green card holders with legal guidance and assistance in completing the naturalization application for U.S. citizenship. Staff from Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services — Legal, as well as 20 […]
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees at St. Agnes Church in Arlington Sept. 24. “From the beginning the Diocese of Arlington was well-known nationally for the generous way it integrates newcomers to our land and the strangers in our midst,” he said in his homily, which addressed the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said. Another temptation is to judge others and presume that they have not worked as hard to deserve God’s love, the pope said Sept. 24 […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM FRANCE — Because so many migrants’ journeys and lives are in the hands of cruel traffickers, countries of destination cannot send them back to where they embarked like a game of “ping pong,” Pope Francis told reporters Sept. 23. “Migrants are to be received, accompanied, promoted and integrated,” he said, […]
National
By Tyler Arnold
The U.S. Senate began confirming military appointments one by one Sept. 20 to bypass a pro-life blockade led by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, which has been holding up the usually routine process since February. Military promotions and appointments to fill vacancies are normally approved in large blocks through the unanimous consent of the Senate, but […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
MARSEILLE, France — The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium. “We need to rekindle our passion and enthusiasm, to reawaken our desire to commit ourselves to fraternity. We need […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church. The commission, which held its […]
