Aug 30, 2017
Father Keith D. Cummings was named chaplain of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, and Father Stephen J. Schultz became chaplain of Paul VI Catholic High School in Alexandria June 28. Listen to how they got their jobs as chaplains, learn what they'd like to accomplish and find out about their...
Aug 30, 2017
It’s time to head Back to School! In the Catholic Herald's special section, read about more healthy school lunches, the new high school chaplains, and much more.
Aug 28, 2017
For children relying on meal assistance during the school year, the summer can mean difficulty getting enough to eat. St. Ann Vacation Bible School students worked to help ease that hunger by packing meals for the diocesan Catholic Charities “Children Feeding Children” program, which began last year. Read the full...
Aug 16, 2017
A vocations discernment camp — called Quo Vadis — drew more than 100 high school age boys to Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Catholics for Christ has a huge following on Facebook — more than 127,000 followers of the English language page, and nearly 120,000 for the Spanish page. So what’s...
Aug 15, 2017
Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, the story of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno's faith and sacrifice is being retold in a new movie. The priest was serving a second tour of duty in Vietnam as a Navy chaplain ministering to Marines when he was wounded during a...