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A report from the Virginia Catholic Conference published March 19 tracks the most consequential votes state senators and delegates cast during this year’s Virginia General Assembly session, Jan. 8–Feb. 22. VCC, the public policy arm of Virginia’s Catholic bishops, included in the report votes on what it described as “critical issues impacting human life, dignity […]
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By Ann M. Augherton
A twist on the Friday Fish Fry, the Byzantine parish serves up pirohi, halushki and “eggs.” Epiphany Mall, the name for the Lenten transformation of the parish hall at Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church in Annandale, is a one-stop shop on Fridays in Lent. Check the bulletin board near the door for the day’s […]
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Schools
Last week, the Basilica School of St. Mary in Alexandria celebrated their second annual Inclusion Week. This week is dedicated to teaching the school community about those with disabilities. The week began March 17 with a schoolwide assembly led by the Mater Dei teacher, Monica Davin. Her presentation focused on three questions: “What is Inclusion […]
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Schools
The sisters were out of sight, but not out of mind. The third grade students at St. Louis School in Alexandria agreed to participate in King Arthur Baking Company’s “Bake for Good” outreach program, in which the company donates baking supplies to students who agree to bake two loaves of bread: one to keep and […]
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By Jim Hale
It can be as simple as a trip to the grocery store, or the major step of starting school or seeking employment. Successfully making transitions of any kind can be one of the most challenging things that parents, and their children with disabilities, confront. Equipping parents to navigate the obstacles of transitions was the topic […]
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Papal biographer George Weigel spoke about the call to “evangelical Catholicism” in remarks that drew more than 140 people to St. John the Apostle Church in Leesburg March 20.
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By Jim Hale
It is still hard for St. Oscar Romero’s cousin to talk about the day the Archbishop of San Salvador was assassinated. “I remember it like yesterday,” said Miguel Ángel Amaya Galdámez, who moved from El Salvador to Northern Virginia four years ago. “I was shaken to the core. We all knew he was being threatened […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day.
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By Anna Donofrio
The sacrament of anointing of the sick is often associated with hospitals or those on their deathbeds. But the Order of Malta is hoping to change that misconception by extending the sacrament to the masses — at Mass. The order’s annual Mass for Anointing of the Sick gives Catholics who may be sick in body, […]
Global
By Victoria Cardiel
The “2025 Annuario Pontificio” and the “2023 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” have been released, providing a detailed analysis of the life of the Catholic Church globally. Both reports, prepared by the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics, reveal a notable growth of the Catholic population worldwide during the two-year period 2022-2023.
