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By Leslie Miller
Bob Luby has found a group at church that helps him grow in his faith, where he feels welcomed and included. The tall, sandy-haired seventh grader remembers the exact date in 2018 when he first joined SPRED, short for Special Religious Development — a group where people who have developmental disabilities such as autism or […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Priests soon will be fanning out to dioceses across the country to inspire deeper reflection on the gift of the Eucharist to the church. The National Eucharistic Preachers are part of a new initiative under the National Eucharistic Revival being organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In all, 58 priests make […]
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By Mark Holan
A 16th-century Italian saint perhaps has interceded on behalf of the 21st century golden anniversary of the Arlington diocese. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge asked for the intercession of St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584), a cardinal and Archbishop of Milan who helped lead the Counter Reformation and develop the church’s seminary system, at a “Clarity of Faith” […]
Columns
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
We don’t talk enough about resurrection. How a marriage can be resurrected: How what felt dead and gone, ready to be buried in the dark earth forever, is not always dead and gone. How a friendship can be resurrected: How speaking hard words can breathe new life into brittle bones. How relationships can come back […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Warning that the Russian Orthodox patriarch should not “turn himself into Putin’s altar boy,” Pope Francis also said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine. The pope reiterated that he would not be going to Kyiv “for now,” but […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2. Just minutes after the leak was published, reactions were fast and furious on social media, and […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
An illness led one couple to be married in the church after decades together.
Parishes
By Zoey Maraist
Mass, new statues for the sanctuary and an international food festival commemorate the parish’s first 50 years.
National
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON — Officials at The Catholic University of America dedicated and blessed a campus street April 29 named in honor of the late Sister Thea Bowman, a noted educator and evangelist who studied at Catholic University and whose cause for canonization was opened in 2018. “During her life, Sister Thea was a shining example of […]
Local
For the first time since 2019, the diocese hosted BASH April 30. As the 675 middle school students poured into Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, excitement was in the air. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time that any of these students were able to participate in this typically annual event. The […]
