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No baby but still giving thanks

By Christina Capecchi
Even before she was married, Emily Stimpson Chapman asked for baby prayers.   “I’d be in an antique store buying little trinkets for the wedding decorations, and I would be asking strangers: Pray that we have a baby,’” she said. “If I’ve talked to you over the past two years, I’ve asked you to pray […]
Columns

A key vote for the bishops

By Russell Shaw
When the Catholic bishops vote for committee chairmen of their national organization, the balloting is typically a staid and gentlemanly affair, arousing little interest on the part of anyone except the bishops themselves — and, truth to tell, perhaps not all of them either. Not this time. Meeting in general assembly Nov. 13-14 in Baltimore, […]
Global

Philippine bishops begin prayer vigil to protest deaths in war on drugs

By Catholic News Service
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine bishops’ conference started a prayer vigil to protest thousands of killings in the government drive to eradicate drug abuse and drug dealing.   Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, outgoing president of the conference, led the “Lord, Heal Our Land” Mass Nov. 5. He called for repentance and an end to […]
Pope Francis

Pope names women as undersecretaries of office for laity, family, life

By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named a bioethics expert and a seasoned canon lawyer, both women, as undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.   The appointments of Gabriella Gambino, a bioethics professor at Rome’s Tor Vergata University, and Linda Ghisoni, a judge on the regional tribunal of the Diocese of Rome, […]
Local

More than 1,400 people descend on Capitol Hill for Advocacy Day

By Elizabeth A. Elliott

Columbus Circle in front of Union Station in Washington filled Nov. 6 with more than 1,400 people holding signs reading, “End mass incarceration,” “Pass a clean Dream Act,” “Immigrants are welcome here,” and “Families have no borders.”  

Local

Marymount president to step down next summer

By Special To The Catholic Herald
Matthew D. Shank has announced plans to step down after seven years as president of Marymount University in Arlington, effective June 30, 2018. “I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve Marymount University,” said Shank. “It has been a joy to work with so many intelligent, passionate and genuinely caring faculty, staff, students and […]
Schools

Bishop Ireton students and faculty form the Frassati Society

By Lauren Peckl

A new club, the Frassati Society, recently began at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. It has captured a lot of attention from students and faculty. This club is like no other club at Ireton, because the members not only discuss faith and how God is in creation all around them, but get to experience it firsthand through outings and field trips. 

Bishop Burbidge

Bishop Burbidge Responds to Church Shooting in Texas

The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, stands in solidarity with his brother bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in expressing deep regret and sorrow for those killed in the church shooting in Texas last night, as well as for those injured. Soon after hearing the news of the shooting, Bishop Burbidge tweeted, “May we be united in our prayers for the victims of the shooting in Texas church and for the end of all horrific violence in our world.”  

National

USCCB president decries shooting at Baptist church

The U.S. Catholic Church stands "in unity" with the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the larger community after a shooting during Sunday services took the lives of at least 25 people and injured several more.

Local

Panthers defeat Cardinals 17-7

Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax defeated Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria 17-7.

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