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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has held up two recurring images the past decade: the good shepherd who looks for the lost sheep, and who lays down his life to defend and save them; and the good Samaritan, who did not ignore, pity or judge the wounded traveler, but helped him without asking for anything […]
Schools
By John Mikhael Agtarap
Since 1976, students at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington have come together annually to celebrate the long-lasting tradition of Superdance — an event aimed at raising funds and awareness aimed at finding a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF). With nearly $5 million raised over the span of 47 years, the current generation of Knights […]
Local
Diana and John Grimsley were among about 50 future Catholics who gathered at St. Theresa Church in Ashburn March 5 for the Rite of Election, one of the major liturgical steps on their journey to being baptized this Easter. The Grimsleys, who attend St. Timothy Church in Chantilly, have known each other since high school […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Arlington diocesan Catholics share how the pontiff has changed their lives.
National
By Peter Pinedo
The Cardinal Newman Society, which publishes a yearly guide on the most faithfully Catholic colleges in the U.S., has announced a massive new expansion coming this April to help parents and students find the most authentically Catholic schools at all grades and levels. “Faithful Catholic education is critical for the souls of our young people […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Everyone must engage in politics, which is simply what it means to take part constructively in the life of a nation or society, Pope Francis said in a new book of interviews. Even the Gospel has “a political dimension” in that it seeks to convert “the social, including religious, mindset of the […]
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Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — At the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 8, International Women’s Day, Pope Francis led a round of applause for women. He thanked the world’s women “for their commitment to building a more humane society” through their ability to see and understand the world “with a creative gaze […]
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
Students at St. Ann School in Arlington are preparing sandwiches for the hungry and homeless this Lent. From Feb. 23 through March 23, two grades will be assigned to make the sandwiches on Thursdays after school. One class will bring sandwich meat and the other bread. With help from the generosity of the school’s families, […]
Global
By Solène Tadié
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, whose spire and roof were destroyed by an April 15, 2019, fire, is expected be rebuilt within the five-year deadline set by the French government. As confirmed by the head of the construction site, French Army Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, in an interview with the Associated Press, the faithful and tourists […]
