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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The religious nonprofits challenging their participation in the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court proposal that such coverage be provided through an alternative health care plan without involving the religious employers in a legal brief filed with the court. The brief, filed April 12 in the […]
Local
Missionhurst Father Pascal Ngboloma Kumanda, parochial vicar of St. Ann Church in Arlington, will present “The Living Church in Africa: The Context of the Diocese of Lisala in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” at St. Ann Church, 5300 N. 10th St., Arlington, April 22, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Father Kumanda will share his journey […]
Schools
The Bishop Ireton Cardinals took on the McDonogh High School Eagles during a match in Alexandria April 11. The Eagles won 18-8. Photos by Joe Cashwell for the Catholic Herald. Buy photos from this story here.
Movies
By Catholic News Service
A sloppy assemblage of tasteless jokes, rampant profanity and lewd sexual behavior comprises this wretched comedy, directed and co-written by Deon Taylor. An African-American family relocates from Chicago to an all-white gated community in Beverly Hills, California. The patriarch (Mike Epps) hopes for a better life for his wife (Zulay Henao) and kids (Bresha Webb, […]
Schools
By Sophie Mestas
The performance of “Emma: A Pop Musical” at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax April 8-10 brought to stage a bubbly, playful retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma. The musical featured adapted pop songs by popular female artists including Shania Twain, Cyndi Lauper and Sara Bareilles. Senior Abigail Rozmajzl, junior Caleigh Davis and sophomore Grace […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Reinforcing bonds of dialogue and respect with Orthodox leaders and visiting small Catholic communities, Pope Francis will travel to Armenia in late June and to Georgia and Azerbaijan in the fall, the Vatican announced. The Armenia trip June 24-26 comes in response to an invitation from the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
Father Thomas Byles was 42 when he boarded the Titanic with his second-class ticket and portable altar stone. He had made arrangements with Captain Edward Smith to secure space on the ocean liner to celebrate Mass. Even on vacation a priest is never off duty, he knew, but the Catholic convert would have it no […]
Local
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna will host mornings of respite for families that have children with special needs April 30 and May 21, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the school gym, 8601 Wolftrap Rd., Vienna. The sessions will provide a safe environment for special needs children and their siblings, ages 3-12, […]
Schools
Scott Allen, varsity girls’ basketball coach at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, was named Winter All-Met Girls Basketball Coach of the Year by The Washington Post and American Family Insurance All-USA Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. Coach Allen has coached at Paul VI for 14 years. During the 2015-16 season, Allen led […]
Movies
By Catholic News Service
After a prison stint for insider trading, a disgraced businesswoman (Melissa McCarthy, who also co-wrote the script) moves in with her former assistant (Kristen Bell) and the secretary’s preteen daughter (Ella Anderson). While minding the youngster, she strikes on the idea of staging a comeback by starting a for-profit version of the Girl Scouts to […]
