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Despite a record-breaking snowstorm last weekend, the wedding of Jenna and William McLaughlin took place as scheduled at St. Mary Church in Old Town Alexandria. Father Gregory Thompson, chaplain at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington and a cousin of the bride, officiated.
Global
By Dale Gavlak
AMMAN, Jordan – Catholic clergy lamented the destruction of Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery, St. Elijah, and urged the international community to do more to stop such assaults. “I had the same emotional and perhaps spiritual experience as I did when I was standing over the bodies of fallen soldiers,” Father Jeffrey Whorton told Catholic News […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Vatican, Pope Francis told him he had high hopes for peace. And while Pope Francis usually asks those he meets for their prayers, the Shiite cleric pre-empted the pope’s request and said, “I ask you to pray for me.” President Rouhani, who was in […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I have a theory about mothers of large families and Empty Nest Syndrome. We are not afflicted, at least not in the conventional way. As the friends who had babies with us when we had our first begin to enjoy (or lament) their empty nests, we see ours still quite full. Three of my children […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will visit Sweden in October to participate in an ecumenical service and the beginning of a year of activities to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Leaders from the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation had already been set to meet Oct. 31, 2016, for the ecumenical […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
In previous years, the Life is VERY Good rally held at George Mason’s Patriot Center, now Eagle Bank Arena, in Fairfax, was near capacity. Young people packed the floor and most of the seats in the arena clapping and singing to Christian rock bands. This year, Snowstorm Jonas kept attendance at about a quarter of […]
Local
By Zoey Dimauro
While the rest of the East Coast stocked up on groceries and hurried indoors, thousands of pro-lifers headed straight into the impending storm to represent for the unborn at the annual March for Life. “A little snow couldn’t keep you away, could it?” Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, shouted to the cheering […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
Youths gathered at Eagle Bank Arena in Fairfax Jan. 21 for an evening of prayer, confessions and music before the March for Life. Photos by Joe Cashwell for the Catholic Herald.
Local
In a statement released on January 21, 2016, Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, said the following: Due to the impending storm which is predicted to be severe, and bearing in mind that Governor Terry McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, all Catholics in the Diocese of […]
Local
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
The third-ranked Paul VI Panthers defeated the Bishop O’Connell Lady Knights 66-54 Jan. 15. The game was played in Arlington. Paul VI senior guard Jasmine Whitney was a stabilizing influence for the Panthers, who used their superior interior size to wear down the Knights. Prior to the game, O’Connell senior Jasmine Taylor was honored for […]
