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By Diana Sims Snider
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge visited diocesan Catholic Charities St. Martin de Porres Senior Center Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to meet with seniors from a variety of economic, faith and geographical backgrounds who come to the Alexandria center for meals, games, arts and crafts, recreation, field trips and companionship. Catholic Charities […]
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Catholic Charities Christ House pantry and Alexandria-based emergency assistance staff moved from Old Town to Catholic Charities’ new regional offices at 4725A Eisenhower Ave. It reopened Nov. 1 and continues to provide perishable and nonperishable food including produce, dairy, meat and canned items. The 1,700-square-foot facility has more space for storage, refrigeration, and for clients […]
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By Anna Harvey
It’s not every day a college student gets to visit a historic synod. But Abigail Adams, a sophomore at Fordham University in New York City, received a rare opportunity to do just that. With four faculty members and 11 classmates, Adams visited Vatican City to meet with members and organizers of the Synod on Synodality […]
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By Anna Harvey
Michael Hughes might not give sight to the blind, but he does give eyes to those missing one. An ocularist for the Artificial Eye Clinic in Vienna, Hughes has created custom-fitted and hand-painted prosthetic eyes for 38 years. A parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, he also serves with Eye Care […]
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By Anna Harvey
This Veterans Day, you might not have to look far to thank veterans for their service. They might even be in the pew next to you. U.S. Navy CAPT. Beth and CAPT. Robert Kilgo (RK) Creighton are former fighter pilots and flew F/A-18 Hornets all over the world, prepared for any conflict. Every Veterans Day, […]
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By Anna Harvey
The Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business in Washington is teaching a new form of entrepreneurship in high school classrooms. CEDE, the Catholic Entrepreneurship and Design Experience, educates high schoolers on “the day to day in the entrepreneurship that is in everyone’s life,” according to Jon Bachura, CEDE director. Lucas Burgis, program director […]
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By Zoey Maraist
The community gathers for biannual Mass with Bishop Burbidge.
Schools
By Zoey Maraist
Youth fife and drum corps perform in Washington and beyond.
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By Zoey Maraist
Catholic lawyers talk religious liberty at their Arlington conference.
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
ROME — As the sun broke through the morning sky after a torrential downpour in Rome, Pope Francis was wheeled past dozens of gravestones that marked the final resting place of members of the military forces who died during and immediately after World War II. He carried a bouquet of large white roses and had […]
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