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Teen girls across the diocese learned about the beauty of discernment and religious vocations, and grew in their spiritual lives at the annual diocesan FIAT vocations camp for young women July 19-23.
7/24/26
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Teen girls across the diocese learned about the beauty of discernment and religious vocations, and grew in their spiritual lives at the annual diocesan FIAT vocations camp for young women July 19-23.
7/24/26
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National
Generations of Catholics came to know Ann Teresa O’Neill as the child whose miraculous cure from acute lymphatic leukemia in 1952 helped lead to the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.
7/23/26
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Generations of Catholics came to know Ann Teresa O’Neill as the child whose miraculous cure from acute lymphatic leukemia in 1952 helped lead to the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.
7/23/26
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For the Catholic Herald
Father Daniel S. Spychala, a retired diocesan priest who served at multiple parishes, died July 15 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington.
7/23/26
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For the Catholic Herald
Father Daniel S. Spychala, a retired diocesan priest who served at multiple parishes, died July 15 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington.
7/23/26
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Thérèse Bermpohl lights up as she talks about the people she’s encountered in her 21 years working for the diocesan Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life. Through her work, she helped all kinds of people, from couples getting married to women healing from the wound of abortion.
7/23/26
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Nestled between two farm fields is the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. It is here that a young immigrant woman from Belgium, Adele Brice, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin in 1859, who instructed Brice to, “Teach the children what is needed for salvation.” To this day it is the only Vatican-approved Marian apparition site in the country.
7/23/26
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St. Ambrose Church parishioners enthusiastically welcomed Father John O’Donohue as their new pastor during a pastor installation Mass, July 20 in Annandale.
7/22/26
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7/23/26
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7/16/26
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7/13/26
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Pope Leo XIV warned July 19 against imagining God as “a powerful figure who imposes himself by force, who takes over and dominates, or who arrives triumphantly” and urged Christians to embrace a Gospel-centered approach marked by humility and trust.
7/20/26
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Ferrán Torres, Spain’s Catholic forward, secured a 1-0 victory for his team over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in East Rutherford, N.J., July 19.
7/20/26
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Of the more than 100 churches in the Archdiocese of Caracas, at least 25 sustained damage of varying types and severity following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela June 24.
7/16/26
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From the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, where he moved July 5 to enjoy a period of rest, Pope Leo XIV has invited the faithful to make time for “meaningful moments of silence and prayer” during the summer.
7/13/26
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Art
The exhibit “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” will include artwork highlighting a “reflection on water as both a threat and a resource,” according to a July 12 press release from the library.
7/16/26
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Arts
The Vatican has released a new documentary, “Leone a Roma,” about Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome before his election to the papacy.
7/2/26
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Art
The Kid’s Connection will capture the attention of your little ones. Click here to download the latest issue and please let us know on our social media if your kids succeed in solving it! We’d love to hear about it.
6/25/26
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America 250
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Pope Leo XIV
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7/23/26
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America 250
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Pope Leo XIV
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