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By Ann M. Augherton
Baltimore Archbishop Lori and Carl Anderson are honored along with Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria.
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — When the Benedictine monks in Norcia led residents in prayer before the ruins of their medieval city, they showed one way the church steps into action in times of crisis. First responders encouraged the religious, recognizing they could do their job better when the distraught receive emotional or spiritual rescue, too. […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Eighth-graders interested in attending Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax or Saint John Paul the Great High School in Dumfries next fall must take the high school placement test. The test will be administered Dec. 3 and Jan. 7 from 8:30 a.m. […]
Local
By Elizabeth A. Elliott
Not even a disabled train stuck on the tracks that cross the only road out of his neighborhood could keep Finnbarr O’Reilly from making it to his confirmation ceremony at St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal Nov. 5. His father, Frank O’Reilly, founder of Petrine Construction, said a train broke down on the […]
Schools
By Tavion Britt
When students returned to Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School for the 2016-17 academic year, they were greeted with a drastically different landscape. Over the summer, Dominican Drive was transformed into a construction zone following the partnership between Prince William County and developers of the new Potomac Shores community to construct a […]
National
By Chaz Muth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On a seasonably warm, drizzly Nov. 3 evening, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz drove his white Toyota Avalon up a driveway that leads to the stately Louisville home of Steve and Kathy Ford. The couple graciously agreed to hold a fundraising event for Catholic Extension, a national organization that supports programs for […]
Local
By Connor Bergeron
Before to the presidential election, Marymount University hosts a panel discussion on religious liberty.
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
The presence of the church in jail can make all the difference to an inmate on the brink of losing his or her faith.
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
In the days before Election Day, so much noise rose to a crescendo, yet I was barely aware as the intensity built. I took in information at every turn, but rarely did I let anything go. I’m left with a ringing in my ears and throbbing behind my eyes, the result of a constant blur of tweets and Facebook posts, newscasts, and radio ads
Krempa The end or the beginning?