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ROME — As Pope Francis poured water over their feet, dried them with a towel and kissed their feet, 12 women inmates at Rome’s Rebibbia prison wept. The pope celebrated the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 28 at the women’s prison under a tent set up outside. The 12 women whose feet were …

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3/28/24
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During National Child Abuse Prevention Month, it is essential that we call to mind the necessity and responsibility of protecting the most vulnerable among us from every form of abuse. We also renew our sacred commitment to accompany and assist victim/survivors as they pursue their lifelong healing process. Sadly, the innocence of more than 600,000 …

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3/28/24
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During this Easter Season, I reflect on how blessed we are as followers of Christ to live in a diocese that has been given abundant blessings. Our Risen Lord invites us to take those blessings and walk in newness of life as his sons and daughters, each and every …

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3/28/24
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George Harne has been named the new president of Christendom College in Front Royal. He will succeed Timothy O’Donnell, who has served as president for more than 30 years, or two-thirds of the college’s existence. Currently a professor at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Harne is a music history and liberal arts scholar who …

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3/27/24
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VATICAN CITY — Of the thousands of people packed into the Paul VI Audience Hall for Pope Francis’ weekly general audience, two visitors received special praise from the pope for their unlikely friendship. The presence of Bassam Aramin from Palestine and Rami Elhanan from Israel, seated side by side in the front row March 27, …

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3/27/24
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VATICAN CITY — Contemplating Christ’s passion should inspire Christians to be more patient in the face of their own suffering and trials, Pope Francis said. “There is no better witness to the love of Christ than meeting a patient Christian,” Pope Francis said during his general audience March 27, highlighting the many mothers, fathers, workers, …

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3/27/24
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George Harne has been named the new president of Christendom College in Front Royal. He will succeed Timothy O’Donnell, who has served as president for more than 30 years, or two-thirds of the college’s existence. Currently a professor at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Harne is a music history and liberal arts scholar who …

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3/27/24
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More than 1,000 people gathered for the annual Chrism Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas March 26. The Chrism Mass takes place during Holy Week. During the Mass, Bishop Burbidge blesses the oils of the sick and catechumens and consecrates the sacred chrism. Priests from around the …

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3/26/24
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With renovations ongoing at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Holy Week commenced with Palm Sunday Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in the cathedral’s Burke Hall March 24.   In his homily, Bishop Burbidge reminded parishioners and guests who stood lining the walls that we are much like those who turned their …

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3/25/24
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VATICAN CITY — Of the thousands of people packed into the Paul VI Audience Hall for Pope Francis’ weekly general audience, two visitors received special praise from the pope for their unlikely friendship. The presence of Bassam Aramin from Palestine and Rami Elhanan from Israel, seated side by side in the front row March 27, …

Pope praises friendship of grieving Israeli, Palestinian fathers Read More »

3/27/24
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VATICAN CITY — Contemplating Christ’s passion should inspire Christians to be more patient in the face of their own suffering and trials, Pope Francis said. “There is no better witness to the love of Christ than meeting a patient Christian,” Pope Francis said during his general audience March 27, highlighting the many mothers, fathers, workers, …

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3/27/24
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3/21/24
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St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is easily the most recognizable church in the world. Visitors to the basilica are often left staring up in awe, taking in the grandeur and beauty of the world’s largest church. Likewise with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings, Johann Christian Bach’s “Requiem Mass,” and even Jean-Francois Millet’s “Angelus” — some …

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3/18/24
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