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By Koorosh Malek
The students of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington collected nearly 10,000 cans of soup for Catholic Charities’ Christ House in Alexandria as part of their annual soup drive. “It is a simple way to help the community and show our compassion for other individuals in our area who may not be as fortunate,” said […]
Arts
By Nora Hamerman
Dante Alighieri is “a prophet of hope, a herald of humanity’s possible redemption and liberation, of profound change in every man and woman, of all of humanity.” So wrote Pope Francis last May as he saluted the celebrations of the author of the epic poem, The Divine Comedy, honoring Dante on the anniversary of his […]
National
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican calendar for the Year of Mercy deliberately set aside Sept. 4, 2016, as a possible date for the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, if her sainthood cause is concluded by then. The canonization would be celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the end of a three-day […]
Global
By David Agren
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican priest has been found dead in the state of Puebla with possible signs of torture, four days after disappearing in mysterious circumstances. The body of Father Erasto Pliego de Jesus was found with burns and head injuries Nov. 16 along a rural road in the municipality of Nopalucan, some 110 […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
On the way to soccer practice tonight, my son found four radio stations playing Christmas music. As I write this column, it is exactly two weeks until Thanksgiving. When you read it, the official beginning of the holiday season will be one week away. Those dates on the calendar bring smiles to many people. They […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Workers move a newly refinished pew into the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Nov. 13. The reinstallation of the pews brings the cathedral one step closer to completion of its renovations. Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde is scheduled to open the Holy Door for the Year of Mercy at the cathedral Dec. 13.
Global
By Doreen Abi Raad
BEIRUT – When a man dressed head-to-toe in black entered the room where Father Jacques Mourad was being held by the Islamic State, the Syriac Catholic priest thought his time to become a martyr had come. “That moment was really intense and difficult,” he recalled. It was eight days after Father Mourad’s May abduction by […]
National
By Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE – The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said he was disturbed by calls from federal and state officials for an end to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. “These refugees are fleeing terror themselves – violence like we have witnessed in Paris,” said Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, […]
Local
By Dave Borowski
The door to Deacon David Conroy’s office at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale is covered with yellow sticky-notes and cut-out leaves posted by students with mostly inside and cryptic jokes shared by student and professor. “I’m getting nervous,” said one, and “1 2 3 pumpkin,” was another. Others are more personal. “We love you,” […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – As the Catholic Church’s liturgical year draws to a close, Catholics are reminded that the source of all beauty and the final destiny of all things lie in God, Pope Francis said. Celebrating an early morning Mass Nov. 13, Pope Francis noted how the readings at Mass turn more and more to […]
