Jan 24, 2025 · 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.

1 day ago · When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire. “Like when she was a little girl and told me that she wanted to be a fairy, a butterfly, and even Dora the Explorer,” said Robert Atkinson.

2 days ago · Jan. 29 was shaping up to be an ordinary Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington. Father Frederick H. Edlefsen, pastor, wrapped up a parish finance council meeting at 8:45 p.m.; watched a TV show with Father Steven Walker, U.S. Navy chaplain in residence; and was about to turn in for the night …

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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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.

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.

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.

Jan 8, 2025 · 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.

Jul 10, 2024 · Pope Francis praised the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival in the United States, saying in a letter published July 9 that he wished to extend a special blessing to all those attending the National Eucharistic Congress later this month.