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For the third consecutive year, enrollment at Catholic schools is higher than in the academic year that preceded it, according to diocesan officials, who forecast an opening student count of more than 18,400 children across 50 parochial schools, including independent Catholic elementary, middle and high schools. “The foundation of authentic Catholic education is a commitment […]
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Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments: Parochial Vicars Reverend David Dodd, TOR from Parochial Vicar at Saint Joseph Parish in Herndon to ministry outside the Diocese of Arlington, effective August 15, 2023. Reverend Michael J. Higgins, TOR from ministry outside the Diocese of Arlington to Parochial Vicar […]
National
By Daniel Payne
A Catholic charity nonprofit does not often have any chance to brag one way or the other about what it does. But the Thrifty Sisters thrift store on the outskirts of Richmond at least wants shoppers to know one thing. “We were the first Catholic thrift store in the area!” a worker said with a […]
Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — The top-ranking U.S. military officer told reporters he and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine, especially the war’s impact on the people there. Gen. Mark A. Milley, a Catholic, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military adviser to the president, traveled to the Vatican Aug. […]
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The Knights of Columbus St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council No. 8183 in Woodbridge was awarded the distinction of Star Council, the international organization’s top honor for local councils. The award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of growing membership, sponsoring Catholic faith formation programs and volunteering through service-oriented activities. The council sponsored activities based on […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Thanking a group of European lawyers for their attention to environmental protection laws, Pope Francis said he was preparing another document on the subject. “I am writing a second part to Laudato Si’ to update it on current problems,” the pope told the lawyers Aug. 21 during a meeting in the library […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Dorothy Day was “a great witness to faith, hope and charity in the 20th century,” a woman who loved the Catholic Church despite the flaws of its members and who knew that serving God meant serving the poor and working for justice, Pope Francis wrote. “The way in which Dorothy Day tells […]
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Earlier this month, devastating wildfires swept through Maui, Hawaii. The fires demolished much of the historic town of Lahaina and the death toll is at 115 and expected to rise. Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva sent a letter to dioceses throughout the United States Aug. 11. He petitioned the faithful to consider donating to the Hawaiian […]
National
By Jonah McKeown
A Catholic family visiting Hawaii from California barely escaped with their lives after being trapped for a time by the recent deadly wildfires on Maui in what they said was a “nightmare” experience. As of Aug. 17, 111 people were confirmed dead on Maui, with the death toll expected to rise, after fast-moving wildfires ripped […]
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