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By Kathleen Goss
Despite the bright sun and mild weather on a Sunday afternoon in October, the halls of Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington were buzzing with the sound of more than 1,000 teenagers passing between classrooms and back outside.
Local
By Jim Hale
"Homeschooling is Catholic education, and we celebrate that,” said the bishop, who celebrated Mass, then mingled for hours with families.
Pope Leo XIV
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — The supreme rule in the Catholic Church is love, which compels all of the faithful to serve, not to judge, exclude or dominate others, Pope Leo XIV said.
National
By Daniel Payne
Nearly two centuries after her death, the daughter of American Founding Father James Monroe has been laid to rest in Richmond, joining her family’s historic burial plot in the city’s famed Hollywood Cemetery.
Parishes
By Anna Donofrio
Father Christopher J. Pollard, pastor of St. John the Beloved Church in McLean, celebrated a special Mass Oct. 20, in honor of Blessed Karl of Austria's feast day the following day.
Schools
By Jim Hale
MacDonald donned a trash bag, took a seat, and strapped on a pair of goggles, as 230 students began a wild celebration by pouring half-gallon containers of melted ice cream on his head.
Local
Contemplating your death? It's not as morbid as it sounds.
Local
By Anna Donofrio
Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation. But why is the method of burial so important?
Local
By Anna Donofrio
As Catholics prepare to enter All Souls’ Month in November, diocesan priests and parishioners suggest ways to pray for the dead both in November and throughout the year.
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