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Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington held its graduation ceremony June 1 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Stephen Vaccaro will be ordained a priest of the Arlington Diocese June 10 — but already he’s witnessed the joys and struggles of his vocation in a way few people ever do.
Schools
By Special To The Herald
The board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University announced the permanent appointment of Timothy Trainor as president of the university. Trainor, who has been serving in an interim capacity for the past year, was the unanimous selection of both the board of trustees and the cross-campus selection committee. “Since his appointment last summer, Tim […]
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
Last month we watched Pope Francis travel to Fatima for the centenary of Our Lady’s apparitions to the three shepherd children, Lucia dos Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Much has been said and written about Fatima this year. I’ve learned a great deal about how the Fatima message encapsulates the essential elements of Christian […]
Columns
By Christopher White
Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman once wrote that “to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” Cardinal Newman, a notable convert to the faith, was commenting on the essential role the Catholic Church has played throughout civilization — and his belief that in order to take history seriously, one has to wrestle […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON — In his youth, Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy pictured himself as a lawyer and a senator, working in the deep recesses of Washington’s U.S. Capitol building. In a way, he’s doing just that but not in the way he imagined. “I’m not in the Senate, I’m in the House,” he said inside […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Dr. John Bruchalski traveled to Budapest for a European pro-family conference.
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This article was updated June 13. As they begin their Spring General Assembly June 14, Catholic bishops from across the U.S. were scheduled to gather at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis for a Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of sexual abuse within the church. The Mass is scheduled in response to […]
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By Zoey Maraist
Deacon Jordan Willard is ready to get to work serving his parish.
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‘Holy Trinity: Mystery of unity and communion’