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The Virginia Catholic Conference, representing the dioceses of Arlington and Richmond, recently published charts showing local legislators’ votes on issues considered during the 2016 General Assembly session Jan. 13-March 11. Of the 2,100 bills considered by the General Assembly, the VCC took formal positions on more than 100 bills and budget amendments. Among those bills […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Pro-life advocates expressed dismay with new Food and Drug Administration guidelines that effectively expand how pregnant women can use RU-486, a drug that induces abortion. The new rules, announced March 30, allow a woman to use RU-486 – known generically as mifepristone and by its brand name Mifeprex – later into pregnancy and […]
Books
By Ashleigh Buyers
Many retirees whose nests have long been empty are finding themselves the caretakers of those who cared for them as chicks. Whether at home, or in a nursing home, many of these loved ones can become frustrated with their loss of independence and failing health. By the end of the day, the caregiver’s seemingly unappreciated […]
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Alexia deCosta, 11, the daughter of Alfred and Sandra DeCosta and a fifth-grader from Queen of Apostles School in Alexandria, holds her painting that was selected as the official poster for the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll. DeCosta attended the March 28 event at the White House as a special guest of President and […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – When Kris Jenkins got the ball with the score tied in the final seconds of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game April 4, his former high school coach had no doubt that the Villanova junior would make the shot. The three-point, buzzer-beater by Jenkins clinched the game for the Wildcats and was essentially […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
Each conversation you have can show you only a portion of reality, said Armando Trull, a reporter for National Public Radio. But in his 20 years of reporting, cultivating friendships with sources and conducting interviews on and off the record, Trull has been able to create a fairly clear picture of the reality of his […]
Columns
By Timothy O’donnell
On Easter Sunday, Mother Angelica passed from our world at the age of 92, leaving behind a great legacy that will continue to live on across television screens “the world over,” as people tune in to programing on her Eternal Word Television Network, otherwise known as EWTN. Her passing in some ways reminds me of […]
Local
By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde joined students and teachers at Seton School in Manassas April 4 to celebrate the dedication of the “heart and soul” of the school, an ornate new chapel dedicated to Our Lady Queen of the Angels. Students, teachers and friends of the school filled the chapel to capacity during the two-hour […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis asked Catholic dioceses around the world to set up a permanent memorial of the Year of Mercy by establishing a hospital, home for the aged or school in an under-served area. Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday with an evening prayer vigil April 2 and a morning Mass April 3, the pope […]
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