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By Anna Donofrio
Pro-life demonstrators lined the sidewalks outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church Aug. 28, holding up signs to passing cars. It was the first Fairfax County Public Schools board meeting since allegations broke Aug. 5 that FCPS staff at Centreville High School had arranged and paid for a student’s abortion without notifying the minor’s guardians.
Bishop Burbidge
As Virginia voters, this fall we will elect our next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. We will also decide who will occupy all 100 Virginia House of Delegates seats.
Global
By Carol Glatz
ASSISI, Italy — Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh "shoot" budding from the 800-year-old spiritual "vine" of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial teenager's tomb.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As Israeli military operations in Gaza continued, Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The human longing for love is not a sign of weakness but demonstrates that no one is completely self-sufficient and that salvation comes from letting oneself be loved and assisted by God, Pope Leo XIV said.
Art
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
A live musical performance celebrating the life of St. Teresa of Kolkata will take center stage at the Music Center at Strathmore in Washington Sept. 6 after a successful performance at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York.
Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV publicly called on the leaders of Sudan's warring factions to negotiate an end to the violence and to ensure aid can reach desperate civilians.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of September is "for our relationship with all of creation."
Local
Oblate Father Mark S. Mealey, longtime pillar of the Arlington diocese, an Oblate for 56 years and a priest for 46 years, died Aug. 26 at the age of 75 following a long illness. He served the diocese for more than 35 years as judicial vicar, vicar for religious, moderator of the curia and episcopal vicar for pastoral services, and prior to all that, he was a pastor in Reston.
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — True Christian charity respects the person being assisted and sets no conditions for receiving help, Pope Leo XIV said.
