Arlington Catholic Herald
3 days ago · The Arlington Catholic Herald supports the Church’s mission to evangelize by providing news from a Catholic perspective. We inform, inspire and connect Catholics by sharing the faith story of the Arlington Diocese.
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Jan 19, 2025 · Natives of Potomac Falls remember the construction of Our Lady of Hope Church well. Originally an empty, rolling field along Algonkian Parkway, the 12-acre plot slowly transformed into a towering church whose steeple soon became a landmark in the sleepy suburb.
Holy Year 2025 and plenary indulgence - Arlington Catholic Herald
Dec 17, 2024 · Brothers and sisters in Christ, On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will inaugurate the opening of the Holy Year 2025, a jubilee year for the universal church with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.”
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Here you will find everything you need to know about the Arlington Catholic Herald, the official news outlet of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington. The Arlington Catholic Herald supports the church’s mission to evangelize by providing news from a …
Vatican statistics show more Catholics, decline in priests, women ...
Oct 19, 2024 · VATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics.
Top stories of 2024 - Arlington Catholic Herald
Dec 17, 2024 · Children wave goodbye to diocesan Commissioned by Christ missionaries at a clothing distribution site just outside Piura, Peru, Feb. 28. A group of diocesan young adults, as well as a group of high schoolers on spring break from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington spent a week serving at Santisimo Sacramento, a mission in Piura, Feb. 24-March 2.
Columns - Arlington Catholic Herald
Jan 16, 2025 · Dec. 29 — Lk 2:41-52 Today’s solemnity falls within the octave of Christmas. This means that the church spreads out its celebration of Christmas day over an eight-day period.
Bishop's Columns - Arlington Catholic Herald
Dec 19, 2024 · Thousands of our fellow citizens will travel to our nation’s capital this month for the 52nd National March for Life. As the joyous presence of the faithful at last year’s March proved, Christians and people of goodwill cannot abandon our national advocacy for constitutional justice in upholding the human right to life for all.
Strategic plan update - Arlington Catholic Herald
Nov 14, 2024 · The diocesan strategic plan has entered a new phase, with some initiatives bearing fruit today and others taking shape on the horizon. In September 2021, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge announced the diocese’s first strategic plan with six pillars and 30 goals.
Second collection Feb. 1-2 supports ‘Catholic Herald’
3 days ago · A second collection will be taken up at many weekend Masses Feb. 1-2 to help parishes support the Catholic Herald. The Herald newspaper, catholicherald.com website and the weekly e-newsletter inform and inspire approximately 100,000 households in Virginia and beyond. Cash, checks or electronic ...