Arlington Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo: Faith assures us that ‘our bond with the faithful departed has not been broken’

By Victoria Cardiel

Continuing a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in the late 1970s, Pope Leo XIV visited a cemetery outside the Vatican Nov. 2 — the day the Catholic Church commemorates All Souls’ Day — to celebrate Mass and pray for those who have died.

11/2/26

Reading Time 4 min

National

Notre Dame bests Villanova in Eternal City Tip-Off basketball games

By ABBY STRELOW

Notre Dame defeated Villanova in the Division I college basketball season openers. The Eternal City Tip-Off games, held in Rome, pitted two schools with “shared faith-based traditions and championship pedigrees” against each other in the historically Catholic capital of Italy.

11/2/26

Reading Time 5 min

Art

Bible museum exhibit highlights Blessed Stanley Rother

Special to the Catholic Herald

The Museum of the Bible in Washington recently opened a new exhibit on Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest who served as a missionary in Guatemala, helped translate the New Testament into Tz'utujil and was martyred for his faith.

11/2/26

Reading Time 1 min

National

Georgia Martyrs declared ‘blessed’

By Beverly Willett

More than 400 years ago, Friars Pedro de Corpa, Blas Rodríguez, Miguel de Aňon, Antonio de Badajoz, and Francisco de Veráscola surrendered their lives standing for the sanctity of marriage.

11/2/26

Reading Time 4 min

Local

Campus ministry leadership team empowers student-sparked evangelization

By AMAYA KATHERINE KOHLI and MJ SELWOOD

On Sept. 18, Pope Leo XIV shared on X, “It is therefore not enough to ask whether an activity is well organized, well attended, or has been running for many years. We must ask whether it truly leads people to Christ… ”

10/29/26

Reading Time 3 min

National collection Nov. 14-15 assists retired religious

Special to the Catholic Herald

The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held the weekend of Nov. 14-15. In 2025, Catholics across the diocese contributed $522,831.09 to the collection.

10/29/26

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St. Bernadette relics to visit Arlington diocese

Catholic Herald Staff Report

St. Bernadette Church in Springfield will host relics of its patron saint, St. Bernadette Soubirous, Nov. 5-6, as part of the relics’ national “Journey of Grace” pilgrimage.

10/29/26

Reading Time 1 min

Columns

All Saints Day

By Fr. Richard Miserendino

My fiat to the rosary

By Elizabeth Foss

America’s religion

By Mary Beth Bonacci

It’s time to get serious

By Sr. Constance Veit, LSP

National

Where the dead speak

10/29/26

Reading Time 4 min

Survey: 39% of Catholics have faced racial discrimination, 10% within parish community

10/28/26

Reading Time 3 min

World Series stars share how God and the Virgin Mary sustain their career

10/28/26

Reading Time 3 min

Bishops’ November meeting to focus on AI, immigration, evangelization

10/22/26

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Bishops urge prayer as they continue abortion referendum fights in 4 states

10/19/26

Global

Pope Leo: ‘Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few’

By Marco Mancini

Pope Leo XIV said that holiness is a calling for everyone, not an achievement reserved for a select group, as he reflected on the Solemnity of All Saints during his Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square Nov. 1.

11/2/26

Reading Time 3 min

Pope Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in an American election

By Daniel Payne

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in Catholic Church history to cast a ballot in a U.S. election, the Vatican confirmed Oct. 30.

10/30/26

Reading Time 2 min

Live the faith without ‘hostility towards the world,’ Pope Leo says

By Victoria Cardiel

Continuing his catechetical series on the pastoral constitution “Gaudium et Spes,” Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful not to live their faith with a spirit of “opposition” or “hostility towards the world.”

10/28/26

Reading Time 3 min

Venezuelan opposition leader returns from exile and attends Mass at popular shrine

By Andrés Henríquez

María Corina Machado, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, returned to Venezuela Oct. 25 after nearly a year in exile. In her first public appearance on Venezuelan soil, the political leader arrived at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Shepherdess.

10/27/26

Reading Time 2 min

Arts

Art

The Kid’s Connection 10/29

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10/29/26

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Movies

‘Sense and Sensibility’ is a fresh film adaptation of the timeless novel

By Zoey Maraist

The beloved story, which follows the Dashwood sisters as they make new life for themselves in the wake of their father’s death, has had numerous television and movie adaptations over the years.

10/16/26

Reading Time 3 min