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It was in the car somewhere between Santa Barbara and downtown Los Angeles that Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron got the news that the legendary Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris had caught fire.
Seeing Notre Dame de Paris burning and threatening to collapse is a shock that leaves everyone voiceless — including President Emmanuel Macron, who canceled a speech dealing with the social unrest in France over the past few months.
Church leaders joined government officials in saying they expect that Notre Dame Cathedral's grandeur will be restored as firefighters extinguished the last flames of a fast-moving blaze that seriously damaged much of the iconic structure.
The president of France and the archbishop of Paris have vowed to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral after a devastating fire, continuing what a professor of architecture described as the natural lifecycle of a historic building.
It is painful to see such a historic and time-tested cathedral burn and suffer extensive damage. While it is appropriate to mourn the loss of this great cathedral, we must remember that the value of the Cathedral of Notre Dame is measured by what happened inside it.
A STEM fair was held at St. Timothy School in Chantilly April 11. Students from Blessed Sacrament School of Alexandria, St. Timothy’s and St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School in Woodbridge, participated in the event.
Did you know that Coca-Cola cleans pennies better than white vinegar? Or that beeswax is an alternative to store-bought crayons? These are just a couple things revealed at the annual diocesan science fair at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax April 13.
Despite pouring rain, more than 500 walkers participated in the second annual Life Walk in Fredericksburg April 12. The popular fundraiser raised $51,798 for three local pro-life organizations: Bethany Christian Services, a pregnancy counseling and adoption program; Choices Women’s Center, a pregnancy resource center; and Mary’s Shelter, a home that provides expectant mothers and their children with housing for up to three years.
Remembering the day Jesus made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem — Domingo de Ramos or Palm Sunday — every inch of space at Our Lady of Angels Church in Woodbridge was filled April 14.
A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital.
