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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Asking European leaders for “creative efforts for peace” in Ukraine, the Vatican secretary of state said the Holy See “will continue to do its part.” “We cannot accept passively that the war of aggression in that tormented country continues,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said May 16 at the Council of Europe Summit in […]
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By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY— The man who drove past two security checkpoints to enter a Vatican courtyard May 18 was taken to the psychiatric ward of a hospital for “obligatory” treatment after he was questioned by Vatican judicial authorities, the Vatican said in a statement May 19. An approximately 40-year-old man, identified as Simone Baldovino by the […]
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Christendom College in Front Royal celebrated its 44th commencement May 13, awarding 114 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2023. President Emeritus John Haas of the National Catholic Bioethics Center delivered the commencement address and was awarded the college’s St. Thomas More Medal for Defense of the Faith and Holy Mother Church, while Bishop Michael F […]
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By Elizabeth Foss
I am a person who is most comfortable meeting God alone. I love my quiet time. I love my spiritual reading. I even love solitary walks where I recognize him in his creation. When I ponder the ascension and the powerful effect it had on mankind, at first, I am alarmed. This mystery pushes me […]
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During Marymount University’s 72nd annual commencement ceremonies in Arlington May 19-21, some1,090 students will receive their degrees. The ceremonies, scheduled to be held outdoors on the Converse Family Field on campus, will include students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 semesters, as well as students who graduated in […]
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By Katie Yoder
The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins May 19 and concludes on Saturday, May 27. Catholics worldwide often recite the novena during the nine days that fall between the feast of the Ascension, when Christ rises body and soul to heaven, and […]
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Last month, Marymount University in Arlington held a grand opening ceremony for Saints 24, a shop powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. Marymount said it is the first higher education institution in the U.S. to have an on-campus convenience store that uses the technology. Located in the lobby of Gerard Phelan Hall on Marymount’s […]
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Student-athletes from five diocesan high schools head to college this fall.
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When: May 25, 9 a.m. Where: Saint John Paul the Great Kosar-Karlinchak Stadium, 17700 Dominican Dr., Potomac Shores Baccalaureate Mass: May 23, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lake Ridge, 12807 Valleywood Dr., Lake Ridge, 6:30 p.m. Total graduates: 125 Graduates include: Alexander Kennedy Altermatt, Suany Michelle Amador-Mendez, Gabriella Ranya Amarti, Paul Conrad Amuso, Nicolas […]
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When: May 26, 10 a.m. Where: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington Baccalaureate Mass: May 25, 6:30 p.m., St. Bernadette Church, 7600 Old Keene Mill Rd., Springfield Total graduates: 195 Graduates include: Abigail Abegg, Josephine Abrials, Hannah Alkhanbeshi, Anthony Alwine, Mitchell Anguita, John Aranibar, Victor Atiles, […]
