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By Zoey Maraist
In total, there are currently $164 million worth of diocesan construction projects planned in the Arlington Diocese. Several projects are set to be completed in 2019 or 2020.
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By Steve Neill
Catholics who faithfully follow the law — both of church and state — are doing what the Lord wants them to do, but they need to keep their focus on seeking the common good for all society. Father Paul D. Scalia, delegate of the apostolic administrator for clergy, delivered this message at the annual Red […]
National
By Rhina Guidos
BALTIMORE — Earlier this year, as communities faced tensions, protests and violence, following a spate of shooting and killings of black men by police, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, of Louisville, Kentucky, as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked dioceses across the country to observe a day of prayer for peace. He also […]
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By Art Bennett
As Bishop Paul S. Loverde often says, “We don’t serve people because they are Catholic, we serve people because we are Catholic.” Transforming lives through loving service is what Christians are called to do. And this beautiful vision of evangelizing the poor comes directly from Christ’s actions and words. He gave us the commandment […]
National
By Mark Pattison
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president of the U.S. bishops' conference Nov. 15 for a three-year term to begin at the conclusion of the bishops' annual fall general assembly in Baltimore.
Columns
By Sr. Constance Veit, L.s.p.
As a resident of Washington, I have been closely following the campaign to legalize assisted suicide in our nation’s capital. (It was approved by the D.C. City Council Nov. 15). At the same time, my siblings and I have spent the last two weeks at my mother’s bedside in a hospital intensive care unit […]
Local
For the past 17 years, churches in and around Vienna have celebrated a community interfaith Thanksgiving prayer service on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Started by the Shepherd Center of Oakton/Vienna, proceeds from the event support The Lamb Center and Committee for Helping Others (CHO). The service will be held Nov. 22 at Our Lady of […]
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By Michael Flach
The installation of Bishop Michael F. Burbidge as Arlington’s fourth bishop will take place Tuesday, Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicolas of Myra. Bishop Burbidge will be the celebrant and homilist at the Mass that begins at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
Local
By Richard Szczepanowski and Kelly Seegers
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia City Council Nov. 15 approved a bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives. On a voice vote, a majority of the 13-member council approved the “Death with Dignity Act” that permits physicians in the District of Columbia to […]
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By Ashleigh Buyers
When Father Gerry Creedon first landed in the Dominican Republic in 1991, he was acutely aware of the shortage of priests on the small Caribbean Island. As the founding pastor of the new Arlington mission in Bánica, it would soon be his responsibility to help bring more shepherds to tend the flock. “The last […]
