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By Elizabeth Foss
When I was still in the stage of life where the Lord would ask me if I were open to a baby, it was very, very easy to meditate upon the Annunciation. It was so simple to imagine myself in a small home in Nazareth, fully open to conversation with an angel. “Well then, Lord, […]
National
By Kate Quiñones
The U.S. bishops designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year Dec. 17. A jubilee is a special holy year of grace and pilgrimage that happens at least once every 25 years. The pope can call for extraordinary jubilee years, […]
Schools
By Lucia Miller
Local Catholic high school students recently spent the day at the diocese’s chancery offices and the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, dedicated to learning about the many cultures represented on their campuses and throughout the diocese. Members of the student Ethnic Diversity Council of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in […]
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Parishes
Parishes around the diocese are making the holidays merry and bright for those in need with the help of Giving Trees. Over the last few weeks, parishioners took home paper ornaments labeled with specific donation items. They returned to church with gifts aplenty, which the parishes donated to charities throughout Northern Virginia. Here are a […]
Local
By Jeff Caruso
The 46-day 2025 Virginia General Assembly session begins Jan. 8. In a sense, it has already begun. Proposed constitutional amendments On Nov. 13, a House committee voted to fast-track an extreme “right to abortion” amendment to Virginia’s constitution. The move clears the way for a House floor vote as early as the first day of […]
Local
Throughout the now-concluded Diocesan Golden Jubilee year, Catholics across the diocese found a plethora of reasons to rejoice. The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist celebrated their order’s 50th anniversary, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained 12 men to the transitional diaconate, and more than 250 adults received the sacrament of confirmation. Thousands gathered in Front Royal […]
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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Brothers and sisters in Christ, On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will inaugurate the opening of the Holy Year 2025, a jubilee year for the universal church with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” The Holy Year is an invitation to us to grow spiritually, becoming pilgrims of hope for others. Remembering the encouragement of St. Paul […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
After readers submitted their nominations for this year’s “Herald Angel,” staffers at the Catholic Herald chose to honor three jointly nominated St. William of York Outreach volunteers. Take a turn off Route 1 and drive past the brick church. Keep going around the blacktop full of school children at play. When you feel gravel beneath […]
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