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By Anna Donofrio
The diocese’s first Pilgrimage of Grace Mass unites those suffering and seeking consolation.
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
On Independence Day this year we celebrate our freedom as a nation and the tremendous gift which is America’s 250th anniversary as “one nation under God,” as our Pledge of Allegiance declares.
Arts
By Ishmael Adibuah
The Vatican has released a new documentary, “Leone a Roma,” about Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome before his election to the papacy.
Global
By Hannah Brockhaus
The Vatican Museums has launched an ambitious restoration to the frescoes of the Hall of Raphael in the Apostolic Palace, expected to take five years and to cost 5.5 million euros (around $6.3 million).
National
By Amira Abuzeid
A Catholic nun was briefly detained by federal immigration officers while walking to church in her religious habit June 28, sparking widespread concern among local faith leaders and prompting swift intervention by members of Congress.
Pope Leo XIV
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
“I will not forget you” (Is 49:15) is the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV for the sixth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, July 26 this year.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Dominican Sister Mary Paul of Christ Murphy died June 18, 2026, at age 84 at St. Dominic’s Monastery in Linden in her 57th year of religious life.
Local
By Jim Hale
Praeger commanded a rifle company and witnessed 10 of his men killed in 13 months. He was more concerned about the survival of his unit than the region’s Catholic history and had no idea that he was fighting on sacred ground.
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Parishes
By Jim Hale
Many are surprised to learn that Washington was the first benefactor of St. Mary’s Church, (now the Basilica of St. Mary) in Alexandria.
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
No television soundtrack is more deeply embedded in my memory than the opening song for “Little House on the Prairie.”
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