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Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The troves of knowledge stored in archives and libraries must be made available and accessible to all people, especially as they increasingly depend on technological means for their knowledge, Pope Francis said. Scholars overseeing archives and managing libraries must have “a great openness to discussion and dialogue,” Pope Francis told professors and […]
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Father James S. Barkett will be the new pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville effective June 27. He has been pastor of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax since 2005. Father Barkett was born Nov. 28, 1963, to John and Bernadette Barkett in Phoenixville, Pa. One of five children, his sister, Sister Elizabeth […]
Local
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments effective on Thursday, June 27, 2024, unless noted otherwise.
Parishes
Youth Apostle Father Peter W. Nassetta was born June 28, 1959, in Alexandria to Francis and Laurette Nassetta. He grew up in Annandale and graduated from Falls Church High School in 1977. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from George Mason University in Fairfax in 1982. After graduation, he worked for the National […]
Parishes
Father Thomas P. Vander Woude has been named pastor of St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, effective June 27. He has been pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville since 2011. Father Vander Woude was born March 26, 1966, in Meridian, Miss., but he has deep roots in the Arlington diocese. The oldest of […]
Local
By Richard Willing
Is successful fatherhood an art or a science? For about 75 current and future dads at the “Fierce Fatherhood” conference at St. Rita School in Alexandria May 11, the answer was a little of both, but also something more. Fatherhood, they agreed, must first and foremost be a vocation. “My goal is to get my […]
Global
By Kate Quiñones
In 2019 the world mourned the damage done to the medieval Catholic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris by a fire that devastated the 315-foot-tall spire and roof of the 861-year-old monument. A restoration is in progress, though it has been delayed by COVID-19 and leadership changes. Visitors should be able to visit Notre Dame by […]
Pope Francis
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — Jesus’ ascension shows that, despite the difficulties in peoples’ lives, they are all made for heaven, Pope Francis said. Reflecting May 12 on the Gospel reading from St. Mark, which recounts how Jesus “was taken up into heaven,” the pope said that Jesus’ ascension into heaven does not represent a detachment from […]
Global
By Georgena Habbaba
Construction is nearing completion on the St. Charbel Maronite Church in Doha, Qatar, with plans to open its doors to worshippers in 2025, coinciding with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, according to Father Charbel Mhanna from Qatar’s Maronite parish. In an interview, Father Mhanna explained that with a capacity of about 3,000 people, St. Charbel […]
