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Pope Leo XIV

Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee

By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is an opportunity to remind all Catholics that the duty to welcome and assist migrants is also part of each person's obligation to share God's love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Global

Pope chooses theme for World Day of the Sick 2026

VATICAN CITY — Loving someone who is sick requires "concrete gestures of closeness," just like that shown in the Gospel story of the Samaritan who helps the person beaten by thieves, said a Vatican office.
Columnists

Deserving heaven

By Fr. Rich Miserendino
Do we deserve heaven? Or better yet, does God owe us eternal life?
National

Catholic organizations urge Congress to end U.S. government shutdown

By Tessa Gervasini
After the U.S. government shut down Oct. 1 because Congress failed to reach an agreement on the federal spending budget, Catholic organizations called for a swift resolution to mitigate the potential harm to government-funded programs serving the poor and vulnerable, such as food assistance, housing support, and refugee services.
Local

First vows for Mercedarian sister

Sister Marie Thérèse Furman, formerly Alaina Furman and a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Church in Purcellville, recently professed first vows with the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
Pope Leo XIV

World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says

By Carol Glatz
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders.
Local

A special Mass celebrates migrants and refugees

By Anna Donofrio
At the annual Mass in Honor of World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sept. 28, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge had a message and a challenge for the faithful.
Local

Pilgrims celebrate creation on nature walk at Holy Cross Abbey

By Janet Broderick
As the global Catholic Church celebrates the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home,” 60 pilgrims from across the diocese gathered at Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville for a Pilgrimage of Hope for Creation Sept. 27.
Local

Pray and fast for Virginia elections

Bishop Burbidge will be praying and fasting every Friday in October before the Nov. 4 elections that will decide the next governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, along with all 100 seats in the House of Delegates.

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