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By Elizabeth Foss
She almost jumped out of the car in the still dark morning at the airport, about bursting in her eagerness to go with me on a grand adventure. We were to fly across the country together and meet her new niece, my new granddaughter. This sweet 7-year-old girl who had spent so much of the […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
Jennifer Bigelow will become superintendent of schools for the Arlington Diocese July 5, according to an announcement by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde. Bigelow will succeed Sister Bernadette McManigal, B.V.M., whose June 30 retirement after eight years of service was announced last year. “I am pleased to welcome Jennifer Bigelow,” said Bishop Loverde, “whose vocation […]
Global
By Daphne Vega
UNITED NATIONS – While religious freedom in much of the Middle East is under siege and the civil war in Syria seems to have no end in sight, Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, and others called the United Nations to action. Anderson’s presentation came during one of three panel discussions at the […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
WorkCamp teams from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Fredericksburg have been right on the heels of winter’s retreat this spring with their rakes, shovels and muscles. As part of a fundraiser for this year’s diocesan WorkCamp, the group is participating in a Rent-A-Crew program started five years ago. The program and their […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan, an early critic of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam who for years challenged the country’s reliance on military might, died April 30. He was 94. The author of several books of poetry and one of the first Catholic priests to receive a federal sentence for peace activism, Father […]
Schools
By Sarah Innis
The goal of the environmental club at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria is to help students realize the impact they have on the planet and try to make that impact a positive one. This year, the club performed service projects, including planting a small garden near the Ireton Oblate House. They currently are exploring […]
Global
By Gaby Maniscalco
ROME – The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians martyred for their faith. The event was sponsored by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which wanted to “draw attention to the dramatic issue of anti-Christian persecution.” […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY – Italian authorities arrested six suspects who allegedly received orders from the Islamic State terrorist group to attack the Vatican and the Israeli embassy in Rome. The arrests made in Lombardy and Piedmont April 28 were the result of a joint operation coordinated by the district attorney of Milan and the Italian anti-terrorism […]
Arts
By Zoey Dimauro
As young C.S. Lewis’ mother lay dying, he imagined God as a miracle worker who would cure his mother and then mercifully go away. As a teenager, Lewis decided God didn’t exist altogether. “At 14, I ceased to be a Christian. At 14, one barely notices,” says Lewis in the new play “C.S. Lewis Onstage: […]
The joy of the Ascension