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By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As Catholics in the United States observe Respect Life month throughout October, we are encouraged to pause and remember the beautiful truth that every human life is precious, created in the image and likeness of our loving God.
Art
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Columns
By Rebecca Weaver
As Virginia considers the proposed “Right to Reproductive Freedom” amendment on this November’s ballot, an important question must be asked:
Local
By Mary M. Shaffrey
Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America in Washington, spoke to the Assembly of Catholic Professionals Sept. 29, reflecting on his recent visit to St. Louis for the beatification of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen.
Local
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has asked all Virginia Catholics to join him in prayer and fasting throughout the month of October as voters consider two proposed amendments to the commonwealth’s Constitution on abortion and marriage.
Art
By Nora Hamerman
In honor of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 4, 1226, The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is again exhibiting the most precious relic of the saint in America: the Saint Francis Missal.
Local
By Mary M. Shaffrey
Mary Wilkinson, a retiree who lives in Fairfax County thinks there is something special in the air at St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel, on the grounds of George Mason University.
Local
Schools
At St. Ambrose School in Annandale, students in kindergarten through eighth grade are praying one decade of the rosary each day in English and Spanish during Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Local
By Zoey Maraist
Two thousand years ago, Christ traveled to the land of Lebanon, where he healed the demon-possessed daughter of the Syrophoenician woman.
Global
By Amira Abuzeid
The root of today’s fragmented world is not technology, excess freedom, or diversity but the loss of a common understanding of who the human person is, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said at a New York dinner that took place during the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Week.
