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Potential sainthood cause progresses for Tom Vander Woude, who saved son
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (153+ words) Tom and Mary Ellen Vander Woude. COURTESY Tom Vander Woude coaches a basketball team at Christendom College in Front Royal during his time as the head men’s basketball coach. COURTESY Tom Vander Woude. COURTESY It’s been 18 years since Thomas Vander…...
Respect for human dignity???excludes self-centered isolation,??? Pope Leo says
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (577+ words) Pope Leo XIV blesses a small baby during his weekly general audience Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square. (Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to…...
Catch-22 for military chaplains
1+ week, 5+ day ago (261+ words) For more than 250 years, from the Continental Army’s campfires to the frozen hills of North Korea, American chaplains have carried out a task no one else in uniform can perform: standing beside a service member when death feels close and…...
A new playground receives a blessing at the Cathedral School of St. Thomas More
1+ week, 6+ day ago (123+ words) Bishop Michael F. Burbidge sprinkles holy water on the new playground equipment at the Cathedral School of St. Thomas More in Arlington Aug. 21, 2026. MARVIN MOLINA | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD A new playground at the Cathedral School of St. Thomas More in…...
Pope Leo XIV appeals for release of Haiti hostages, prays for flood victims in Nepal and Tibet
1+ week, 6+ day ago (798+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in Piazza della Libertà at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, for the recitation of the Angelus Aug. 30, 2026. (Vatican Media) CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV called for the immediate release of hostages taken in a deadly…...
Pope Leo: Vatican II reformed the liturgy to promote active participation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (533+ words) Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica Aug. 26, 2026. (Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY —The liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council are necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful,…...
Joint statement highlights???shared convictions??? in first Catholic-Confucian conference
3+ week, 3+ day ago (871+ words) Statue of Confucius at Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. (Philip Lange/Shutterstock) Catholic officials concluded their first-ever conference with Confucian thinkers this month, with both traditions coming together to spotlight their “shared convictions” for humanity in spite of the stark…...
Families pray for lost loved ones at diocesan Mass in Arlington
3+ week, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Elizabeth Leon of Red Bird Ministries address attendees at a special reception for families of child loss at St. Agnes Church in Arlington Aug. 15, 2026. PEDRO LOPEZ | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD For several minutes, the only sound in St. Agnes Church…...
Catholic bishops urge prayers against abortion by mail that???leaves women vulnerable???
3+ week, 6+ day ago (341+ words) Archbishop Paul Coakley offers his first remarks as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the spring plenary session in Orlando, Fla., June 10, 2026. (USCCB/YouTube/screenshot) With an increasing number of abortions done via sending pills through the U.S. mail,…...
Religious join school staff
3+ week, 3+ day ago (98+ words) Dominican Sr. Maria Sophia and Fr. Jonathan Smith join the staff of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores. COURTESY Saint John Paul the Great welcomes Dominican Sister Maria Sophia as the new assistant principal of…...