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By Elizabeth Foss
Today, I waved goodbye as kids headed south to the university town my brain calls home when I’m asleep. I watched departing taillights as little pieces of my heart buckled into a Ford heading seven hours from here, and my heart sank more than just a little bit. I turned to trudge through a foot […]
National
By Joe Bukuras
There is growing interest in the trades for many families around the country, according to the leaders of postsecondary Catholic trade institutions, and it comes amid major skilled-labor shortages in the U.S. According to the 2023 Career Advancement in Manufacturing Report by Xometry, 82 percent of manufacturing companies are experiencing a labor shortage. Last February, […]
Schools
The Cardinal Newman Society’s annual Essay Scholarship Contest is open through Feb. 20. Applicants are invited to submit an application and essay to win $5,000 that can be applied toward attending institutions recommended in the Newman Guide. Applicants must be high school seniors graduating in spring 2024. Find out more For application and essay guidelines, […]
Local
A second collection will be taken up at many weekend Masses Feb. 3-4 to help parishes support the Catholic Herald. The faithful can donate to their parish with cash or write checks payable to their parish with “ACH Second Collection” on the memo line. The Catholic Herald provides print news to more than 100,000 homes […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis highlighted the importance of remembering and condemning the horror of the Holocaust, underlining that hatred and violence can never be justified. Praying for all victims of war and their loved ones, the pope also implored everyone, “especially those with political responsibility, to safeguard human life by putting an end to […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — It is easy to believe one is the master of everything one owns, Pope Francis said, but often the opposite happens and one’s possessions “take possession of us.” “This is what misers do not understand. They could have been a source of blessing to many, but instead they have slipped into the […]
Local
While average weekend Mass attendance in the Arlington diocese increased last year by 13 percent over the previous year and marked a 20 percent increase compared to 2021, approximately seven out of 10 registered Catholics miss weekly Mass, according to the most recent count conducted last October. Approximately 27 percent of the estimated 433,100 registered […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
President Biden has made abortion the centerpiece of his campaign. At a rally in Manassas, VA, he advocated for codifying Roe v. Wade into law. It is incredibly devastating to know President Biden would place “choice” over his sacred duty to protect life. President Biden’s rally took place just four miles from the Manassas Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic, where […]
Local
By Jim Hale
While many Northern Virginia residents were still digging out from the recent snow, the scene inside the Dulles Expo Center was a celebration of bright colors, dragon dancing, joyful singing and a variety of Vietnamese cuisine. The celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year was held Jan. 20-21 attracting approximately 12,000 attendees. Also known as […]
National
By Matthew Santucci
Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in southeastern Louisiana, whose ecclesial career spanned nearly four decades, died unexpectedly Jan. 19 after serving as bishop of the diocese for less than a year. He was 63. In a statement on Facebook, the vicar general of the diocese, Father Simon Peter Engurait, wrote that the […]
