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Pope Leo XIV

Dialogue, diplomacy can lead to just, lasting peace in Ukraine, pope says

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated the importance of dialogue and his hopes for a just and lasting peace in the region.
Columns

The story behind the Nicene Creed

By Steve Hemler and Teresa O’Brien
This year, Christians around the world are celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, held in 325 A.D. We are celebrating this council for several reasons.
Pope Leo XIV

Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve

By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed that "Jubilee hope" would "blossom in Rome and in every corner of the earth," bringing with it reconciliation, nonviolence and peace.
Columns

Repent

By Fr. Jack Peterson
He was handpicked by God the father to be the herald of the Messiah. He is the famed cousin who began his mission in the womb of Elizabeth. John is the last of the Old Testament prophets and first of the New Testament.
Schools

Bishop O’Connell students return from conference with new zeal

By Jude Fears and Gianna Sloan
A week before Thanksgiving, seven sophomores from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington went to the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, hosted by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry Nov. 20-22.
Columnists

The sweet music of the pines

By Christina Capecchi
The sun was setting by the time we’d reached consensus on our Christmas tree. We’d decided on a cedar that hadn’t been anyone’s first choice — safely neutral, conflict averted.
Local

Cistercian monks celebrate 75 years of community life in Berryville

By Jim Hale
At their peak in the 1960s, 60 monks lived, prayed and worked together on the property that overlooks the Shenandoah River. In their prime, they baked and sold 20,000 of their world-famous fruitcakes. Now there are 12 monks and one postulant who make about 3,000 fruitcakes per year, but nothing has changed in their monastic life.
Columns

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
What truth does the church convey about the Immaculate Conception? That Mary of Nazareth, who would become the ever-virgin mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was preserved from every stain of Original Sin.
Columnists

Light one candle for peace

By Elizabeth Foss
“Light one candle for peace, one bright candle for peace…” So begins our family’s celebration of Advent every year. The voices have matured, but the song and the prayer remain the same. Bring us peace.

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