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1. Contact your parish at least six months (a diocesan requirement) prior to your proposed date of marriage and set up an initial meeting with a priest or deacon. This is necessary even if you plan to wed outside of the diocese. This meeting should take place before any social arrangements for the wedding are […]
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Catholics for Housing recently received the award of excellence for its administration of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a federal homeownership initiative. A nonprofit that has provided affordable housing opportunities in Northern Virginia for more than 36 years, Catholics for Housing received a $1.9 million grant in 2009 to buy and rehabilitate homes in Prince William […]
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. It has been 30 years since I last saw this happen, but at Sunday Mass yesterday a couple and their two children got up from a pew in front of me just as Communion was about to be distributed and walked around our section of pews in order to get in line to receive […]
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By Katie Scott
Father Mark S. Mealey possesses a formidable intellect and firmness that have served him well during his long tenure as vicar general, moderator of the curia and judicial vicar for the Arlington Diocese. But spend just a few minutes with the Oblate of St. Francis de Sales and something else stands out: a gentleness that […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – While a juridical process is necessary for making accurate judgments, the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process must be quicker, cheaper and much more of a pastoral ministry, Pope Francis said. Rewriting a section of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law and of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, Pope Francis […]
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By Carol Glatz
ROME – Pope Francis created a spectacle when he headed to Rome’s posh shopping district to make a surprise visit to his optician. Romans and tourists crowded outside Alessandro Spiezia’s shop on Via del Babuino near Piazza di Spagna to catch a glimpse of the pope inside as he had his eyes measured for a […]
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The students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington sing “Happy Birthday” to Bishop Paul S. Loverde Sept. 3. Students sing happy birthday to Bishop Loverde #BishopBirthday pic.twitter.com/KmMEEtFIkp– dborowskiach (@dborowskiach) September 3, 2015
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By Nancy O’brien
BALTIMORE – Pope Francis’ Sept. 1 announcement that priests worldwide will be able to absolve women for the sin of abortion will have little effect on pastoral practices in the United States and Canada, where most priests already have such authority in the sacrament of reconciliation. “It is my understanding that the faculty for the […]
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By Russell Shaw
In the prayer of the faithful said at Mass in my parish day after day we regularly ask God for “an increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.” Sometimes “lay ministry” gets added to the list. When we pray for these things, I’m happy to join in the response – “Lord, hear our […]
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By Soren Johnson
As Pope Francis’ historic six-day apostolic visit nears, consider what you could say as he departs for the Vatican Sept. 27: “The papal visit raised my level of confidence as a Catholic. Doors opened to share my faith, and I walked through them.” The following six-point plan (in honor of his six days with us) […]
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