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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – To help appreciate and better promote the vocation of religious brothers, the Vatican released a 50-page reflection on the importance of their life and mission of evangelization, fraternity and sacrifice. The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life released “Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Catholics are called to witness to their faith in Jesus before all people, including Jews, but the Catholic Church “neither conducts nor supports” any institutional missionary initiative directed toward Jews, says a new document from a Vatican commission. How God will save the Jews if they do not explicitly believe in Christ […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
The Northern Virginia town of Gainesville and the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem in Israel could not be more different. To get to Gainesville, the most challenging part is navigating the traffic on Interstate 66. Bethlehem is a bit more complicated; you need to traverse Israeli and Palestinian checkpoints. Mary and Joseph’s journey from […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
The 2015 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) was a tremendous success. More than 44,000 households in the diocese responded to the appeal, surpassing $17 million in pledges, thereby exceeding the 2015 appeal goal. “I am deeply grateful for the outpouring of generosity and compassion shown by the faithful of our diocese who supported the BLA,” said […]
Schools
A reception for the Senior Art Exhibit of Marymount University in Arlington will take place Dec. 11, 5 to 7:30 p.m., in the Barry Gallery of Reinsch Library, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington. Senior art majors whose work will be shown include: Maggie Brewer, Briana Clorey, Elizabeth Gwin, Demetrius Jordan, Maura McCandlish and Kiki Neibuhr. […]
National
BALTIMORE – The American contingent to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, in July is expected to top 30,000 pilgrims. Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., in a Nov. 17 presentation during the U.S. bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore, that the U.S. delegation of young people is expected to be the largest outside […]
Local
Seventeen seniors from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax recently signed letters of intent to play sports in college. They include: Jasmine Whitney, basketball, Pittsburgh; Raven James, basketball, Villanova; Maddie Aker, softball, George Mason; Nick Ancona, lacrosse, Wagner; Michael McCormick, lacrosse, Gettysburg; Adam Baker, lacrosse, Mount St. Mary’s; Luke Davies, lacrosse, Virginia Military Institute; […]
Schools
By Cecilia Hassan
“An army of youth, flying the standard of truth/We’re fighting for Christ the Lord.” With the opening lyrics of “For Christ the King,” students of Seton School in Manassas continued a 20-year tradition of celebrating the feast of Christ the King on the final day of Spirit Week. Father Mark E. Moretti, parochial vicar of […]
Columns
Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville will present “Bethlehem Walk,” an interactive open house Dec. 18, 5 to 9 p.m., at 8213 Linton Hall Rd., Gainesville. The event will allow visitors to experience the city of Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth. Most of the walk is indoors, but the stable featuring the Holy Family […]
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By Mike Flach
Christian leaders from across Virginia gathered in Sterling last weekend for the 2015 LARCUM Conference. “The Church Always Reforming” was this years theme. The annual event is a statewide gathering of both clergy and laity from the Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic and United Methodist faith traditions. Father Donald J. Rooney, chairman of the diocesan Ecumenical […]
