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After he learned of the Jan. 29 midair collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Reagan National Airport, Father Frederick H. Edlefsen, pastor of nearby Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington, rushed to the airport, accompanied by parishioner Joe Mazel.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington.
Local
More Catholics are attending weekend Mass, according to the 2024 annual Mass count report. But the average for weekend attendance still remains below pre-pandemic levels. In the October 2024 count, out of an estimated 433,000 registered Catholics in the diocese, approximately 28.8 percent attended weekend Mass, 1.5 percent higher than the October 2023 count. With […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
I join the faithful of the Diocese of Arlington and all our neighbors in the Washington metropolitan area to express my profound sorrow at the terrible air collision that occurred Jan. 29 between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet just moments before the passenger plane was set to land.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Nearly 400 pro-lifers united in Richmond to advocate for life at Virginia Pro-Life Day Jan. 29. Before meeting with state legislators, the pro-life advocates were briefed on recent and upcoming pro-abortion legislation and the ramifications upon Virginia’s pro-life status. Amy McInerny, diocesan Respect Life director, updated advocates that a pro-abortion amendment to the Virginia constitution […]
Pope Francis
By Victoria Cardiel
“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life and is the thread that holds together this long narrative, even in the pages in which he recounts true horrors,” commented Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical work “Hope,” getting right to the point regarding the theological virtue so fundamental to the life of the pontiff.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — St. Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the Lord and quietly putting his word and plan into action, Pope Francis said.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
It’s no longer en route, on the way or out for delivery. Diocesan Mailroom Supervisor Minnie Tuck’s retirement has arrived.
Parishes
Franciscan Father Michael S. Murray was appointed pastor of St. John Neumann Church in Reston Jan. 2. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge is scheduled to celebrate his Mass of installation at the church Feb. 9.
