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By Tom Tracy
Residents of two states that voted during the midterms to approve recreational marijuana use must closely monitor the local regulatory details and local impacts on youth, according to a national watchdog group. Five states had marijuana legalization on their midterm election ballots Nov. 8. North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas voters rejected such initiatives. But […]
Columns
By Elise Italiano Ureneck
When we speak about the burdens that people bear, we tend to reference what they “carry on their backs” or what’s been placed “on their shoulders.” When it comes to the hardships of today’s children and adolescents, we should think instead about what we’re placing in their hands. Last month, the Institute for Family Studies […]
Schools
By Chase Tollefson
“Everything matters … Overachieve! Team-over-self #TeamPVI” These are the words written on a bracelet given to each of the fall varsity athletes at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly. Billy Emerson, athletic director, handed these bracelets out to his athletes with the intent of inspiring unity, selflessness and hard work. Emerson made a […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Religious educators gather to pray and learn during the annual diocesan conference.
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday in which we gather with family and friends to give thanks for our many blessings, given to us by Our Lord. So it is fitting, as we enter this second preparatory year leading to our 50th anniversary, that we recall the timeless words of […]
National
By Zelda Caldwell
The U.S. Catholic bishops headed back to their dioceses after gathering in Baltimore last week for their annual fall meeting. Here’s a summary of key actions taken at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) fall plenary assembly: 1. They elected Archbishop Timothy Broglio as president. Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge reflected on the word “Rejoice” at a vespers service Nov. 20 marking the beginning of Year Two of the three-year period of preparation for the 2024 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Arlington. The service, on the solemnity of Christ the King, included a Eucharistic […]
National
By Kevin J. Jones
Bishop Robert Barron of Rochester, Minn., has reconsecrated the diocese’s Calvary Cemetery after one or more vandals damaged the grounds with obscene and satanic graffiti. “Halloween night, this place was desecrated with some really obscene graffiti,” he said ahead of the ceremony Nov. 11. “Even the name of Satan invoked. I found that outrageous.” Five […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Meeting the U.S.-born patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Christians of the East and West could finally agree on a common date for celebrating Easter. “Let us have the courage to put an end to this division that at times makes us laugh” with […]
Pope Francis
ASTI, Italy — With several of his cousins and their children and grandchildren present, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Asti cathedral, giving a nod to his family roots and drawing people’s attention to the root of Christian faith: the cross of Jesus. The Mass Nov. 20, the feast of Christ the King and World […]
