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Unfurling in the summer sun

By Elizabeth Foss

Every summer, about this time, parents begin to worry. They compare notes — or their kids share what other kids are doing — and they wonder. Should the children be in another camp?

7/9/26

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Unfurling in the summer sun

By Elizabeth Foss

Every summer, about this time, parents begin to worry. They compare notes — or their kids share what other kids are doing — and they wonder. Should the children be in another camp?

7/9/26

Reading Time 3 min

Local

Carolyn Holden, Our Lady of Good Counsel School aide, dies at 61

Special to the Catholic Herald

Carolyn Suzanne Holden (née Marzigliano) passed away July 3, at age 61. She was born in the Bronx and spent her formative years in Farmingdale, N.Y.

7/9/26

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Carolyn Holden, Our Lady of Good Counsel School aide, dies at 61

Special to the Catholic Herald

Carolyn Suzanne Holden (née Marzigliano) passed away July 3, at age 61. She was born in the Bronx and spent her formative years in Farmingdale, N.Y.

7/9/26

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Parishes

St. Joseph’s pastor, Fr. Bourque, retires

By Brian Tumulty

Franciscan Father Thomas Bourque misses the multicultural community of St. Joseph Church in Herndon the most in retirement, which he started this month after serving as pastor for a decade.

7/9/26

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St. Joseph’s pastor, Fr. Bourque, retires

By Brian Tumulty

Franciscan Father Thomas Bourque misses the multicultural community of St. Joseph Church in Herndon the most in retirement, which he started this month after serving as pastor for a decade.

7/9/26

Reading Time 3 min

National

New bishops installed in Washington, West Virginia

By Daniel Payne

Two U.S. dioceses welcomed three new bishops this month with ordinations and installations in both the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va.

7/8/26

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New bishops installed in Washington, West Virginia

By Daniel Payne

Two U.S. dioceses welcomed three new bishops this month with ordinations and installations in both the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va.

7/8/26

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Bishop Burbidge

Holy See’s decree concerning the SSPX

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

As a consequence of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (SSPX) sadly proceeding with episcopal ordinations of four bishops the Holy See has subsequently decreed that the bishops involved have incurred automatic excommunication and carried out a schismatic act.

7/8/26

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Holy See’s decree concerning the SSPX

By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

7/8/26

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Local

Recess readings spark students’ outreach to deployed Marines

By JULIA DeJAK

What began as a few young students gathered for schooltime prayer has grown into a ministry touching Marines deployed abroad amid tensions in the Middle East.

7/8/26

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Recess readings spark students’ outreach to deployed Marines

By JULIA DeJAK

What began as a few young students gathered for schooltime prayer has grown into a ministry touching Marines deployed abroad amid tensions in the Middle East.

7/8/26

Reading Time 2 min

Local

Carolyn Holden, Our Lady of Good Counsel School aide, dies at 61

Special to the Catholic Herald

Carolyn Suzanne Holden (née Marzigliano) passed away July 3, at age 61. She was born in the Bronx and spent her formative years in Farmingdale, N.Y.

7/9/26

Reading Time 1 min

St. Joseph’s pastor, Fr. Bourque, retires

By Brian Tumulty

Franciscan Father Thomas Bourque misses the multicultural community of St. Joseph Church in Herndon the most in retirement, which he started this month after serving as pastor for a decade.

7/9/26

Reading Time 3 min

Recess readings spark students’ outreach to deployed Marines

By JULIA DeJAK

What began as a few young students gathered for schooltime prayer has grown into a ministry touching Marines deployed abroad amid tensions in the Middle East.

7/8/26

Reading Time 2 min

Columns

Unfurling in the summer sun

By Elizabeth Foss

Pope Leo’s advice to priests on holiness

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan

Rest in Christ

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino

Held in the heart

By Christina Capecchi

National

New bishops installed in Washington, West Virginia

7/8/26

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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes in Philadelphia

7/6/26

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ICE arrests nun walking to Sunday Mass in Texas

7/1/26

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Atlanta Catholics turn World Cup into mission field

6/30/26

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U.S. vice president, second lady share family Mass attendance practices

6/16/26

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Global

Pope Leo XIV says Christ is hope amid the scourge of war

By Antonio Tarallo

Pope Leo XIV said Christ remains the Church’s hope amid war, slavery, sin, and the wounds of history, urging Christians to learn from Jesus a “school of freedom” rooted in the cross.

7/6/26

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Pope Leo XIV accepts Constitution Center honors

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Leo XIV said he was “honored” to accept the 2026 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in livestreamed remarks delivered for the ceremony in Philadelphia July 3.

7/4/26

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Vatican confirms excommunication of SSPX bishops, declares schism

By Ishmael Adibuah

One day after the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, or SSPX, consecrated four bishops without the permission of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican issued a decree declaring the excommunication of all bishops involved in the ceremony and stating that the group is in schism.

7/2/26

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Catholic priest known for peace initiatives shot and killed

By Jude Atemanke

Fr. Crépin Martial Monga, pastor of St. John the Baptist Zémio Parish in the Bangassou Diocese in the Central African Republic, was killed June 29 as he returned to his rectory.

7/2/26

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Arts

Books

Catholic Daughters of the Americas celebrate anniversary with cookbook

Special to the Catholic Herald

While many cookbooks focus on specific cuisines or meal types, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Kavanaugh No. 54, published “Table of Grace,” a curated collection of sacred traditions and recipes organized around the liturgical year.

6/24/26

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Arts

Vatican releases biopic on Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome

By Ishmael Adibuah

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 06/25

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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