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Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori helped the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton open a new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of its patron’s canonization with a Mass Jan. 4, her feast day.
Parishes
What’s distinctive about your parish? Originally founded in 1890, St. Paul Mission today has a brand-new, beautiful, country-style Catholic church, dedicated in March 2022.
We are located in Hague, part of Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsular region, where the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers meet the Chesapeake Bay.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told U.S. President Donald Trump he hoped that the nation would prosper under his leadership and make no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion.
Pope Francis
By Kristina Millare
Pope Francis thanked the mediators who brokered the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza Jan. 19.
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in Italy the traditional date to pray for the protection of one's pets and livestock is Jan. 17 — the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot.
Local
By Jim Hale
Moments after the Mass in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Jan. 5, Kristin Young shared what it meant to her. “I’m always so appreciative of the bishop celebrating our history,” said Young, a trustee of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Peter Claver […]
Local
Parishes
By Anna Donofrio
Natives of Potomac Falls remember the construction of Our Lady of Hope Church well. Originally an empty, rolling field along Algonkian Parkway, the 12-acre plot slowly transformed into a towering church whose steeple soon became a landmark in the sleepy suburb. The church’s dedication in 2006 was preceded by years of tight-knit parish community whose […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the Nicene Creed and its expression of the faith Christians share.
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