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Three religious sisters serving in the diocese told the Catholic Herald that they will celebrate jubilees this year. They will join Bishop Michael F. Burbidge for a Mass to celebrate their jubilees May 4 at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax. 75 years Sr. Mary Ellen Black Age: 96 Hometown: Richmond Religious Order: Benedictine […]
National
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Thousands of pilgrims come together each year to take part in the annual Walk to Mary, which takes place on the first Saturday of May in Wisconsin. The 21-mile pilgrimage starts at the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin, and ends at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, […]
Local
By Tyler Arnold
Both Roman Catholic dioceses in Virginia are urging Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a “right to contraception” and require health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception — but do not contain any religious exemptions or parental rights protections. “Taken together, these bills would end lives and undercut parental rights,” Jeff […]
National
By Catholic Herald Staff Report
A Eucharistic procession will be hosted by the Catholic Information Center, 1501 K St., N.W., Washington, May 18, 10:15 a.m.-noon. Father Charles Trullols, CIC director, will celebrate Mass at 9:30 a.m., and the procession will follow outside the CIC. The procession will move through Farragut Square, Lafayette Square and McPherson Square. There will be two […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
Entering Agapé Pregnancy Center of Loudoun, you might think you accidentally walked into someone’s house. Plush couches, ottomans and crocheted baby blankets create a cozy, welcoming space. Shelves with baby books and clothing racks of little outfits are reminiscent of a nursery. And the smiles of the Agapé volunteers make the pregnancy center feel like […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
When Bishop Michael F. Burbidge was installed as the fourth bishop of Arlington, “I asked to visit some of the ‘treasures’ in my new diocese. The second place I visited was Christ House,” he said. “It only took me a few moments to realize that Christ House is a safe place, and indeed, a treasure […]
Global
By Justin McLellan
ROME — Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said. As a result of the war, the rift between Israelis and Palestinians is “deeper than it has ever been,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarch of […]
Bishop's Columns
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
One of the most important moments in Christian history is when Christ, out of his great love for us, gave his mother to his beloved disciple, and by extension, to us. “When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son.’ Then he said […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
By now it should be clear that when the church issues a document addressing several topics, one of which is sex, our major secular media will ignore the rest and concentrate on sex. The latest example is the coverage of the new Vatican document on human dignity as provided by the New York Times, the […]
Columns
By Lucia A. Silecchia
By now, the eclipse glasses have been put away. The photos of the April 8 nature show have all been posted to Facebook and Instagram to prove that it really happened. The stories from the day have, likewise, also been told — ranging from the “wow” from those in the path of totality to the […]
