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Potential sainthood cause progresses for Tom Vander Woude, who saved son
2+ day, 8+ 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…...
Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine after Russian attacks
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus, Sept. 6, 2026. (Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV deplored the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine and voiced hopes for peace amid U.S.-led…...
Eileen McNamara Sowa, longtime diocesan employee, dies at 89
1+ week, 3+ day ago (330+ words) Eileen McNamara Sowa Obituary web Eileen McNamara Sowa, a longtime diocesan employee, died peacefully surrounded by her family Aug. 18 in Annandale. She was 89. Born Nov. 18, 1936, in Washington, Sowa was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathleen; her parents, James and…...
Catch-22 for military chaplains
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
Fr. Michael Duesterhaus dies at 61
2+ week, 3+ day ago (451+ words) Fr. Michael R. Duesterhaus, a diocesan priest for 35 years, died Aug. 23, 2026, in Front Royal. COURTESY Fr. Michael R. Duesterhaus, parochial vicar, is seen here at St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, June 4, 2023, during a Mass of thanksgiving for the ordination…...
Joint statement highlights???shared convictions??? in first Catholic-Confucian conference
3+ week, 2+ 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…...
This election season is different
3+ week, 1+ day ago (249+ words) In Virginia, every year is an election year. However, the contents on the ballot this fall are anything but ordinary. In the upcoming election, Sept. 18–Nov. 3, the decisions we make will shape the future of our Commonwealth in unprecedented ways....
Families pray for lost loved ones at diocesan Mass in Arlington
3+ week, 2+ 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, 5+ 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,…...
Holy hour held in response to proposed Virginia amendments
3+ week, 2+ day ago (230+ words) Fr. Alfredo Tuesta, parochial vicar of St. William of York Church in Stafford, speaks during a special holy hour Aug. 7, 2026. KERRY NEVINS | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD A man prays during a holy hour at St. William of York Church in…...